Minnie

By Dorothy Judd

When six-year-old Minnie is torn from her family and sent into hiding in a cramped attic above a stranger's home in Nazi-occupied France, her previously joyful and vibrant world shrinks suddenly to a roof space and a skylight.

Her loving family gone, replaced by the stern Madame Fragonard and her 'man-child' brother, 'Uncle' Pierre, Minnie keeps her old life alive through drawing. She draws anything and everything she can remember from the time before the world turned dark: Maman, Papa, Hannah, Natan, Babushka the cat, her friends, her teacher... each stroke of her pencil is an act of defiance, each drawing a fragment of her soul preserved against the darkness.

As weeks turn to months, and the war rages outside, Minnie's art tells the story she cannot speak. A story of resilience, longing and the quiet bravery of a girl who refuses to give up hope.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1068218606
• ISBN13: 9781068218606
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Dorothy Judd
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.0"