The Crystal Nights: A NovelThe story of a warm and close-knit Jewish family and, in particular, of the romantic and self-centered daughter, Elly, an aspiring actress. When relatives who are refugees from the Nazis move in with them, Elly has to do some growing uo. |
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Page 16
... trying to feel what it was like to be her cousin , living first in a kind of luxury Elly had never known , then falling into such fear and de- spair that no one had words for it ; even the newspaper articles and radio reports were banal ...
... trying to feel what it was like to be her cousin , living first in a kind of luxury Elly had never known , then falling into such fear and de- spair that no one had words for it ; even the newspaper articles and radio reports were banal ...
Page 37
... trying to save as many people as possible and send them to new homes , they had not much money ( what a lie ! when we all know how much the English and Americans have , how much they took from Germany after 1918 ! ) and were doing the ...
... trying to save as many people as possible and send them to new homes , they had not much money ( what a lie ! when we all know how much the English and Americans have , how much they took from Germany after 1918 ! ) and were doing the ...
Page 207
... trying to engage Mama in a serious conversation . Detachment helped Elly see that . Better to agree and withdraw . She stretched herself out to the fullest each day as the play swiftly came together , flow and movement folding in and ...
... trying to engage Mama in a serious conversation . Detachment helped Elly see that . Better to agree and withdraw . She stretched herself out to the fullest each day as the play swiftly came together , flow and movement folding in and ...
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