Postcards from No Man's Land

Postcards from No Man's Land tells two alternating stories in Amsterdam, one in present-day told by a seventeen-year-old Englishman named Jacob, and one during World War II told by a young Dutch woman named Geertrui.

Jacob is visiting the Netherlands to thank the woman who cared for and comforted his grandfather when he was injured as a soldier in the war.

Geertrui tells the story of her youth in Amsterdam when she met a young hurt English soldier during the last days of the occupation by Germany in the war.

The author captures the feelings and thoughts of young people beautifully in this story. The details of life during the occupation are fascinating.