{"product_id":"the-island-of-extraordinary-captives-a-painter-a-poet-an-heiress-and-a-spy-in-a-world-war-ii-british-internment-camp-paperback","title":"The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Parkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"riveting...truly shocking\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) story of a Jewish orphan who fled Nazi Germany for London, only to be arrested and sent to a British internment camp for suspected foreign agents on the Isle of Man, alongside a renowned group of refugee musicians, intellectuals, artists, and--possibly--genuine spies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the events of \u003ci\u003eKristallnacht \u003c\/i\u003ein 1938, Peter Fleischmann evaded the Gestapo's roundups in Berlin by way of a perilous journey to England on a \u003ci\u003eKindertransport\u003c\/i\u003e rescue, an effort sanctioned by the UK government to evacuate minors from Nazi-controlled areas.train. But he could not escape the British police, who came for him in the early hours and shipped him off to Hutchinson Camp on the Isle of Man, under suspicion of being a spy for the very regime he had fled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, tens of thousands of German and Austrian Jews like Peter escaped and found refuge in Britain. After war broke out and paranoia gripped the nation, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered that these innocent asylum seekers--so-called \"enemy aliens\"--be interned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Peter arrived at Hutchinson Camp, he found one of history's most astounding prison populations: renowned professors, composers, journalists, and artists. Together, they created a thriving cultural community, complete with art exhibitions, lectures, musical performances, and poetry readings. The artists welcomed Peter as their pupil and forever changed the course of his life. Meanwhile, suspicions grew that a real spy was hiding among them--one connected to a vivacious heiress from Peter's past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from unpublished first-person accounts and newly declassified government documents, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin reveals an \"extraordinary yet previously untold true story\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e) that serves as a \"testimony to human fortitude despite callous, hypocritical injustice\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"an example of how individuals can find joy and meaning in the absurd and mundane\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Parkin is an award-winning British journalist and author. A contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesmen\u003c\/i\u003e, the BBC, and other publications. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Extraordinary Captives \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Wingate Literary Prize), \u003ci\u003eA Game of Birds and Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath by Video Game\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/i\u003e. He was named a finalist in the Foreign Press Association Media Awards and is the recipient of two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Parkin lives in West Sussex, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52700819620173,"sku":"9781982178536","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/lRnpWX_jLB9781982178536.webp?v=1762208430","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-island-of-extraordinary-captives-a-painter-a-poet-an-heiress-and-a-spy-in-a-world-war-ii-british-internment-camp-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}