A reinterpretation through short stories, poems, and essays of the experiences of the author's mother and others in Nazi-occupied Holland. The book explores going into hiding, life in an occupied country, the work of the Dutch Resistance, liberation, collective and individual cultural memory, and wartime childhoods.
A reinterpretation through short stories, poems, and essays of the experiences of the author's mother and others in Nazi-occupied Holland. The book explores going into hiding, life in an occupied country, the work of the Dutch Resistance, liberation, collective and individual cultural memory, and wartime childhoods.
Carolyne Van Der Meer is a journalist, public relations professional, and university lecturer. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of Ottawa and Concordia University, respectively, and has a Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing from the Humber School for Writers. She is the author of Motherlode (WLU Press, 2013) and the forthcoming Journeywoman
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents for Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience by Carolyne Van Der Meer Preface Prologue 1: Finding the Motherlode Journal Entry-18 July 2010 Going Home Parched Journal Entry-19 July 2010 Letters from a War Child The Dig Nine Ways to Happiness in Wartime Marijke's Song Journal Entry-20 July 2010 Marijke's Song The Poem About Hiding Jews Cat Got Your Tongue? How Do You Know? My Education Journal Entry-21 July 2010 The Librarian The Hiding Place The Hunting Game Negotiating with the SS Journal Entry-22 July 2010 Motherlode My Mother's Voice The Root Cellar The Hunger Winter, 1944-45 A Conversation The Walls Have Ears Where We Hid Them Journal Entry-22 July 2010 Stimpie Stampie at the New Dorrius The Bartender The Red Boots Listening to the Radio The SS Came at Night Journal Entry-23 July 2010 Speculaas on the Prinsengracht Alarm Journal Entry-24 July 2010 2: The Children The War Begins Onderduik, 1944 We All Took Part The Risks He Took Learning Curve Soldier Boy Christmas Eve 1943 The Beef Tongue Wool Was Hard to Get The Collection The Walnut Tree The American Soldier What Lisbeth Knows No Visible Injury God in de hemel Bittersweet The Bouquet Liberation in Nijmegen Institut Henri Jaspar, Brussels 3: The Survivors Manna from Heaven A Dutch Jew Looks at the Facts Real Estate Value Riches to Rags Staas Teaching Kindergarten Accuracy Thunder and Lightning The Department Store War's Insidious Bite Altje, 1942 4: The Fighters The Story Wasn't True Girl in a Flowered Dress Lotte's Journey The Namesake Dear Folks, Love Ralph The Outline Homage to a Canadian Soldier Stationed in Veghel The Solider Watches Retribution Occupation Duty Afterword: The Complexity of Belonging Acknowledgements Glossary of Dutch Terms
Table of Contents for Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience by Carolyne Van Der Meer Preface Prologue 1: Finding the Motherlode Journal Entry-18 July 2010 Going Home Parched Journal Entry-19 July 2010 Letters from a War Child The Dig Nine Ways to Happiness in Wartime Marijke's Song Journal Entry-20 July 2010 Marijke's Song The Poem About Hiding Jews Cat Got Your Tongue? How Do You Know? My Education Journal Entry-21 July 2010 The Librarian The Hiding Place The Hunting Game Negotiating with the SS Journal Entry-22 July 2010 Motherlode My Mother's Voice The Root Cellar The Hunger Winter, 1944-45 A Conversation The Walls Have Ears Where We Hid Them Journal Entry-22 July 2010 Stimpie Stampie at the New Dorrius The Bartender The Red Boots Listening to the Radio The SS Came at Night Journal Entry-23 July 2010 Speculaas on the Prinsengracht Alarm Journal Entry-24 July 2010 2: The Children The War Begins Onderduik, 1944 We All Took Part The Risks He Took Learning Curve Soldier Boy Christmas Eve 1943 The Beef Tongue Wool Was Hard to Get The Collection The Walnut Tree The American Soldier What Lisbeth Knows No Visible Injury God in de hemel Bittersweet The Bouquet Liberation in Nijmegen Institut Henri Jaspar, Brussels 3: The Survivors Manna from Heaven A Dutch Jew Looks at the Facts Real Estate Value Riches to Rags Staas Teaching Kindergarten Accuracy Thunder and Lightning The Department Store War's Insidious Bite Altje, 1942 4: The Fighters The Story Wasn't True Girl in a Flowered Dress Lotte's Journey The Namesake Dear Folks, Love Ralph The Outline Homage to a Canadian Soldier Stationed in Veghel The Solider Watches Retribution Occupation Duty Afterword: The Complexity of Belonging Acknowledgements Glossary of Dutch Terms
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