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Once We Were Sisters - Inspirations Part 2

Last week in my first post about inspirations behind my latest book, Once We Were Sisters , I wrote about the charity, Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (the OSE), who sheltered Jewish children during WWII. I also wrote about my trip to Chabannes near Limoges to see one of the chateaux where the OSE housed the children. Before I travelled to Limoges, I stayed a few days in Paris to visit the quartier where Elise's story is set and where the Goldman family lived in the wealthy 8

Ann Bennett

Mar 312 min read

Once We Were Sisters - Inspirations

I first read about the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants, the OSE, or Children's Rescue Society when I was researching a previous book, The Forgotten Children which was published in 2023. I was fascinated by the story of the OSE and was keen to write about it again. So, my latest book, Once We Were Sisters , is partly set in Chateau de Chabannes, near Limoges, which the OSE used to hide Jewish children during WW2. The OSE was a charity, founded in 1912, to help Jewish children

Ann Bennett

Mar 233 min read

The Bookseller of Kathmandu - Inspirations

The Bookseller of Kathmandu is set in two different locations and two time-zones and the inspirations behind the story came from many different sources. Cover for The Bookseller of Kathmandu I’ve wanted to write about Kathmandu since I first travelled to Nepal in 1987 when I was on a long trip round India and Southeast Asia. I was enchanted by Kathmandu, especially the narrow old streets of Thamel and the ancient heart of the city, Durbar Square. Thamel was a maze of pedestri

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Nov 22, 20254 min read