The Field (English and Dutch Edition)

Written under the editorship of the renowned Maxwell Perkins, The Field is a heart-breaking novel about a motley collection of European children who, in fleeing the Nazi holocaust, are transported to a farm outside Tangiers by an asocial Dutch couple. Their gift and adaptability are tested by the most adverse conditions imaginable as they struggle for such basic necessities as food and shelter and deal with adult corruption, intrigue, and depravity.