Launching "Rachel Sarai's Vineyard" by Deborah Rey
On the 7th April Deborah Rey will be Seventy. It is quite a day as she never thought she would see double figures, never mind reach adulthood.
This may sound an odd thing to say, until you realise that Deborah was at the age of Five a member of the Dutch Resistance and involved in the rescue of countless people from the persecution of the Nazi invaders.
Rachel Sarai's Vineyard is Deborah's account of the war years, and is quite simply one of the rawest stories you will ever read. It may sound incredible, and in the current climate of hoax and exposure, it would be easy to dismiss, but against this backdrop of deceit, the harsh truth of her writing shines.
Below, Deborah introduces her book, which is to be launched on her birthday. You should listen to her words, and you should see for yourself.
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