Selma van de Perre was a member of the Dutch Resistance organization TD Group during the Second World War. Shortly after the war she moved to London, where she worked for the BBC and met her future husband, the Belgian journalist Hugo van de Perre. For a number of years she worked as foreign correspondent for a Dutch television station. In 1983 Selma van de Perre received the Dutch Resistance Memorial Cross and in 2021 she received a Royal Distinction, conferred by the Dutch Ambassador in London. Selma is one of the few remaining survivors of Ravensbr ck concentration camp who are still alive today. She lives in London and has a son.
Astonishing, inspirational and important... Now, more than ever, we all need to hear Selma van de Perre's words and experiences. * ARIANA NEUMANN, author of When Time Stopped * Selma van de Perre risked everything to help defeat Hitler... An incredible life story. * The Mirror * An incredible tale of heroics and survival. * DAN SNOW'S HISTORY HIT * It is impossible not to marvel at her steadiness and courage. * TLS * Shows us how to find hope in hopelessness and light in darkness. * EDITH EGER, author of THE CHOICE and THE GIFT *