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1 1 y separately published work icon I Am Sasha Anita Selzer , Melbourne : Penguin , 2018 14190026 2018 single work novel war literature historical fiction

'It is German-occupied Poland in 1942 and Jewish lives are at risk. Nazi soldiers order young boys to pull down their trousers to see if they are circumcised. Many are summarily shot or sent to the camps.

'A remarkable mother takes an ingenious step. To avoid suspicion, she trains her teenage son to be a girl: his clothing, voice, hair, manners and more. Together, mother and son face incredible odds as their story sweeps backwards and forwards across occupied Europe. ' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Governors' Wives in Colonial Australia Anita Selzer , Canberra : National Library of Australia , 2002 Z1047729 2002 single work biography
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