<p>Award-winning journalist Isabel Vincent unravels the labyrinthine story behind the headlines by taking us through the life of survivor Rene Appel, who found refuge in Canada. With her, we come to understand what it means to wait for justice: how, on the eve of war, desperate men and women entrusted their life savings to Swiss banks; how Nazis laundered gold looted from Jewish families; how the demands of international business, Swiss bank secrecy, and greed kept the truth hidden for over half a century and still prevent restitution from being made. Hitler's Silent Partners is a rigorous and often heartbreaking look at statistics seldom given a human face.</p>

Hitler's Silent Partners: Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, And The Pursuit Of Justice

Biographies & Memoirs

Isabel Vincent

Historical

Vintage Canada

Dinner With Edward

Community & Culture

One 30/07/2020

<p>'Who wouldn't swoon? The story of their attachment unfolds like a genial dinner party... The food goes deep and the host sets a buoyant tone' The New York Times\nA charming, tender and life-affirming memoir of a woman's unlikely bond with a 93-year-old widower\nWith its delicious food, warm jazz, and stunning views of Manhattan, Edward's home was a much-needed refuge for reporter Isabel Vincent. Her recently widowed ninety-something neighbour would prepare weekly meals for Isabel, dinners she would never prepare for herself - fresh oysters, juicy steak, sugar-dusted apple galette. But over long, dark evenings where they both grieved for their very different lost marriages, Isabel realised she was being offered a gift greater than good wine and perfect lamb chops.\nAs they progressed from meals à deux to full dinner parties with an eclectic New York crowd, she saw that Edward was showing her how to rediscover the joy of life and turn hers around: how even a shared bowl of chowder could transform loneliness and anxiety into friendship, freedom, and a pure, simple pleasure Isabel had not known she could find again.\nBoth moving and uplifting, Dinner with Edward raises a glass to the power of simple pleasures and the surprising connections formed in times of hardship.</p>

Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship

Overture of Hope

La Suisse, Les Avoirs Juifs Et Le Secret Bancaire

L'Archipel

bertha sophia e rachel

Relume Dumará

Overture of Hope: Two Sisters' Daring Plan that Saved Opera's Jewish Stars from the Third Reich

Arts & Photography

Music

Blackstone Publishing

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