LA RESISTENCIA LA ADORA.
**
LOS NAZIS LA TEMEN.
**
**Basada en la historia real de amor y lealtad de Hannie Schaft, La
joven del pelo rojo es una novela sobre los límites a los que nos
enfrentamos cuando se ponen a prueba nuestros valores.
**
Ámsterdam, 1940. Hannie es una estudiante de diecinueve años y, a
pesar de que vive en la Holanda ocupada, tiene grandes ambiciones de
futuro. No obstante, no tarda en descubrir que, mientras el fascismo se
extiende por su país, sus seres queridos ya no están a salvo, y no puede
quedarse de brazos cruzados ante la maldad y la injusticia.
Movida por el amor y la indignación, se une a la Resistencia y descubre
en su interior una ferocidad que la empuja a usar todas sus armas,
protegiéndose tras la fachada de su sensualidad, para ejecutar a sus
enemigos. Y aunque su humanidad se resiente, Hannie encuentra una nueva
familia entre sus compañeros y se enamora perdidamente de uno de los
rebeldes.
Conforme se adentra en un mundo de conspiraciones, engaños y asesinatos,
los rumores corren como la pólvora entre enemigos y aliados. Todos saben
de su existencia, pero desconocen su nombre: para ellos es «la joven del
pelo rojo». Una rival digna ante cualquier nazi. Una auténtica amenaza.
Y un objetivo a abatir.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A heartrending novel based on a true story of love, loyalty, and the
limits we confront when our deepest values are tested, by award-winning
writer Buzzy Jackson
How far would you go to protect the people and country you love?
It's 1940 and Hannie Schaft is a shy nineteen-year-old law student
living in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands with ambitious goals for her
future. But dreams die in wartime, and Hannie's closest friends are no
longer safe as fascism insidiously rises in her country. Hiding them is
not enough. Hannie may be young but she can't stand aside as the menace
of Nazi evil tightens its grip. Driven by love and moral outrage, Hannie
soon becomes an armed member of the Dutch Resistance movement.
Hannie discovers her own untapped ferocity--wearing lipstick and heels
to lure powerful Nazis close and assassinate them at point-blank range
and bombing munitions factories. As humanity collapses around her,
Hannie finds a chosen family of friends within the Resistance and falls
in love with a dashing fellow resister at a tremendous cost. Her
greatest weapon is her determination to "stay human" (blijf menselijk)
. . . a promise increasingly difficult to keep.
As Hannie is drawn deeper into a web of plots, disguises and
assassinations, whispers spread like wildfire among enemy and friend
alike. They all know of her, if not her name: she's "the Girl with Red
Hair." A match for any Nazi soldier. A true threat. And a target.
To Die Beautiful is a timely look at how fascism flourishes and what
good people do to fight back. Based on real events, To Die Beautiful
is told with the drama and emotional resonance of meticulously
researched history.
