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Catherine Hokin on The Girl in the Photo

Catherine Hokin on The Girl in the Photo

The novelist discusses her latest novel, which features the terrible story of Theresienstadt.
Catherine Hokin

Catherine Hokin, many congrats on the new book, the third in your Hanni Winter series. How hard was it to find inspiration for the plot of The Girl in Photo amid the horrors and misery of the holocaust? First of all, thank you! Writing a series with all the extended...

The Theresienstadt Propaganda Film

The Theresienstadt Propaganda Film

The Theresienstadt film made by the Nazis is a haunting example of fake news.
Catherine Hokin

The concept of history as a mirror is a familiar one, but it can be a dangerous adage to follow. For novelists dealing with the Third Reich, a period which can feel as soaked in fake news as our own, it is particularly troublesome. Most of us are aware of Goebbels and...