During one
of the darkest times in human history when millions of innocent Jews and others
deemed “undesirables” were being sent to concentration camps to be brutality
worked to death or slaughtered, a group of Dutch resistance workers rose up
against the atrocities. Their resistance to the Nazi occupation of the
Netherlands created a vast counterintelligence, domestic sabotage, and
communications network to help hide Jewish people from German authorities. The
Old Gilt Clock is the story of how one Dutch resistance member, Willem
Arondéus, risked his life to defy the Nazis’ plans to identify and deport
hundreds of thousands of Dutch Jews. Arondéus’ courage is largely forgotten by
history, but not by the Jewish and Dutch people. Written by the award-winning international
Amazon bestselling author of The Seven Year Dress, comes a story of Arondéus’
courageous struggle to stand up to the unimaginable evil designs of Hitler.
Inclusive is Arondéus’ battle to come out to his homophobic father, who hated
his son’s homosexuality. It is also a story about friendships formed in the
Dutch resistance movement, their joys and sorrows, their wins and losses, their
loves and betrayals, and ultimately their resilience to oppose tyranny and
oppression when millions stood silent condoning heinous behavior. Thousands are
alive today because of these brave, compassionate men and women.
Cat
Gives this one 4 Meows...
This was a
very different read for me. Though not a romance there are a few romantic
elements within the story, but this is more a work of literary historical fiction.
The Old
Guilt Clock is the story of a man from Birth on as he found himself, friends,
and ways to help as many Jews and homosexuals as possible in the times of
Hitler's reign in War World II.
It started a bit slow for me and skipped around with different views and I got
lost at times, but it was intriguing enough that I kept on reading and I am so glad I did. My heart
went out to Wilhelm and his friends and I still can't help but wonder whatever happened to that old clock.
Beautifully written, very descriptive, interesting and informative. If you like
history, War stories, and a good ugly cry... this book is for you.
Paulette
Mahurin is a bestselling literary fiction and historical fiction novelist. She
lives with her husband Terry and two dogs, Max and Bella, in Ventura County,
California. She grew up in West Los Angeles and attended UCLA, where she
received a Master’s Degree in Science.
Her first novel, The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap, made it to Amazon
bestseller lists and won awards, including best historical fiction 2012 in
Turning the Pages Magazine. Her second novel, His Name Was Ben, originally
written as an award-winning short story while she was in college and later
expanded into a novel, rose to bestseller lists its second week out. Her third
novel, To Live Out Loud, won international critical acclaim and made it to
multiple sites as favorite read book of 2015. Her fourth book, The Seven Year
Dress, made it to the top ten bestseller lists on Amazon U.S., Amazon U.K. and
Amazon Australia. Her fifth book, The Day I Saw The Hummingbird, was released
in 2017 to rave reviews. Her sixth book, A Different Kind of Angel, was
released in August, 2018.
Semi-retired, she continues to work part-time as a Nurse Practitioner in
Ventura County. When she’s not writing, she does pro-bono consultation work
with women with cancer, works in the Westminster Free Clinic as a volunteer
provider, volunteers as a mediator in the Ventura County Courthouse for small
claims cases, and involves herself, along with her husband, in dog rescue.
Profits from her books go to help rescue dogs from kill shelters.
Twitter: @PauletteMahurin
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