\' The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate...\' The Netherlands, World War II When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it\'s clear that life is changing for the Girl and her family.
This deceptively simple and profoundly moving tale is now reissued with a new translation by Jeannette K Ringold..
Marga Minco\'s autobiographical novel Bitter Herbs is a Dutch classic that has been translated into more than fifteen languages.
But when the authorities finally come to the family home a split decision will have devastating consequences.
Step by step, the Nazis close in on the Dutch Jews. \' The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate...\' The Netherlands, World War II When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it\'s clear that life is changing for the Girl and her family