Noah's Child
Books | Fiction / General
Eric-emmanuel Schmitt
It is 1942 and the Jews are being deported from Belgium. seven-year-old Joseph is taken to an orphanage, presided over by Father Pons. Joseph learns that to survive he must conceal his Jewish heritage and soon discovers that Father Pons has a secret of his own: he is risking his life not only for the boys but for the Jewish faith itself.