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Imogen matthews is english and lives in the beautiful university town of oxford. This is a fictitious account of a hidden village that was actually created in veluwe, a national park in holland. The hidden village is her first foray into historical fiction. The hidden village a story of survival in ww2 holland by. The hidden village by imogen a matthews, paperback. The hidden village is published by amsterdam publishers, based in the netherlands. Young tearaway jan likes to help, but he also enjoys. Young tearaway jan roams the woods looking for adventure and fallen pilots. Author imogen matthews discusses the genesis of her bestselling novel the hidden villlage, a story of survival in ww2 holland. Liam gerrard, awardwinning british actor narrates imogen matthews bestselling novel the hidden village a story of survival in ww2 holland. The hidden village is available for purchase on your local amazon.
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Liam gerrard published by i m associates on 053118 genres. Audiobookworm buy on amazonaudible goodreads overal rating. Imogen matthews lives in oxford, england and is the author of two romantic fiction enovels. Imogen has strong connections with the netherlands. The hidden village is a book based on events that took place during wwii, but it is obvious that the characters and the events associated with those, were. Deep in the veluwe woods lies berkenhout, a purposebuilt village of huts sheltering dozens of persecuted people. The hidden village by imogen a matthews 9789492371256.
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