Am Leben

Portrait of an Unyielding Woman - A compelling portrait of the Glarnerin Rose (Rösli) Näf, who was later honored as "Righteous Among the Nations." A fearless Swiss woman who ran a home for Jewish war children in France during World War II. This novel is based on historical facts. In southern France, from 1940 to 1944, one hundred Jewish children from Germany and Austria live in a dilapidated country estate. Thirty-year-old Rose from Glarus, who previously worked as a nurse with Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene, takes on her new position here. She assumes leadership of the house and provides the children with protection and security in the still unoccupied zone. The Swiss Red Cross soon decides to collaborate with her. After Nazi Germany occupies southern France as well, the threat dramatically increases. One morning...