{"product_id":"the-hunger-winter","title":"The Hunger Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dutch in Wartime: Survivors Remember\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a series of books with wartime memories of Dutch immigrants to North America, who survived the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 8, The Hunger Winter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, contains memories of the devastating winter of 1944-45 when a famine, intentionally brought about by the Nazi occupation forces, ravaged the Netherlands. More than 200,000 people suffered from severe malnutrition and an estimated 20,000 people died of starvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned and written to be easily accessible to readers of all ages and backgrounds, these books contain important stories about the devastating effects of war and occupation on a civilian population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by \u003ca title=\"Tom Bijvoet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchthemedia.com\/en-ca\/pages\/tom-bijvoet\"\u003eTom Bijvoet\u003c\/a\u003e and Anne van Arragon Hutten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e103 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical background, map and 49 wartime memories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: 978-0-3968308-9-1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the cover: ‘Woman on a Hunger Trek’, sculpture by Tineke Bot, commemorating the women who went to the countryside during the Hunger Winter to find food for their families. (Photo: Rick Gleichmann)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREAD AN EXCERPT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was born on June 30, 1941. My family lived on the Boezem Singel in Rotterdam. The winter of 1944\/45 was extremely cold. There was no food, no coal, and no electricity. People began going to the countryside to try and barter their cherished possessions for any type of food. My brave mother took the baby buggy (without a baby), walked to the German barracks, climbed over a fence and tried to steal their food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear us was a soup kitchen for children, where my sister and I had to go to get ‘soup’ which was nothing but some type of broth with one or two peas in it. However, we ate whatever we could find. My father and mother both suffered from hunger oedema because whatever food they could find they gave to us children. As there was no fuel whatsoever, people started secretly cutting down trees. Some also burned their cherished antiques in the coal stove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople died of starvation in the streets. My father had heard about a man who sold potatoes but when he went there, the man charged 100 guilders for five pounds of potatoes. The black market was thriving and people parted with everything they had just to get some food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the war was over on May 5, it continued to be the main topic of conversation at the dinner table for a long time afterwards. To this day I have a great respect for food. I will not throw food away. I cherish every meal I eat, and I am grateful to those brave Canadians and Americans who saved us from total starvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoortje Shover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewark, Delaware\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutch the store","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42327283433722,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Epub","offer_id":42361352388858,"sku":"","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/7525\/7594\/products\/8-The-Hunger-Winter.jpg?v=1642365666","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchthemedia.com\/en-us\/products\/the-hunger-winter","provider":"Dutch the media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}