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Anne Sebba brings meticulous research and a brilliant writer's eye to one of the darkest questions of World War II.

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An important retelling of Les Années Noires in Paris which puts women's stories, and the complications of their lives under Occupation, centre stage…

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    Anne is the author of eleven non fiction books mostly biographies of iconic women with a strong historical context.

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Giving out free books thanks to @bookbanksuk is su Giving out free books thanks to @bookbanksuk is such fun. And today I gave a mini talk about That Woman to some of the waiting guests who wanted signed copies. Joyous!
What a joyous emotional experience @womensprize pa What a joyous emotional experience @womensprize party tonight watching @doctoroxford take the prize for non fiction for Story of a Heart. Equally wonderful was listening to @yaelvanderwouden take the fiction prize for her courageous novel The Safekeep. Two amazing books and worthy winners! Congratulations @katemossewriter and @clairemshanahan for all the hard work you put into making this extraordinary prize so important and successful. Tonight was truly inspirational! 

#womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenwritersoftheworld
What a great session tonight @kenthouse.series tha What a great session tonight @kenthouse.series thanks to brilliant interviewer @claresclark and huge audience generously buying multiple copies of The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. So privileged to be telling the stories of these courageous women.
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Such an honour to find my book on The Women’s Or Such an honour to find my book on The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz in The Window of @thelondonlibrary my home from home, and among such august company. I’ve never been a member of any club but have been a member here for 45 years and cannot imagine writing a book without it! Thanks to all @thelondonlibrary
Loving being in beautiful historic Scarborough to Loving being in beautiful historic Scarborough to tell the stories of The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Thanks @booksbythebeachofficial for inviting me and for all the work that goes on behind the scenes to make this festival happen. Here we are posing together before my event. Always different questions from different perspectives and such a treat to explore new corners of the world.
Venue for tonight’s talk… the offices of the b Venue for tonight’s talk… the offices of the brilliant Laura Devine Immigration lawyers. This woman does so much to support books and writers and literature .. if only more companies had literary salons on the side.
#The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz.
Loved talking about Viennese-born conductor Alma R Loved talking about Viennese-born conductor Alma Rose at the Austrian Cultural Forum tonight with thanks to interviewer par excellence @rosiegoldsmith1 Such a warm atmosphere and terrific audience. Thanks especially to @acf_london for the invitation to discuss The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz.
Such a civilised afternoon in the British Library Such a civilised afternoon in the British Library listening to the brilliant pianist Margaret Fingerhut. She was playing a selection of pieces inspired by women including Arnold Bax’s The Maiden with the Daffodil, written immediately after meeting the young pianist Harriet Cohen. The manuscript is held by the BL (pic2) as well as a vast archive of correspondence between the pair which was the basis for my BBC R3 programme years ago about Bax’s love affair with Harriet Cohen (pic3) produced by #whistledown #wordsandmusic
Giving a talk in my home town tonight, fundraising Giving a talk in my home town tonight, fundraising for The Museum of Richmond. What a lovely lot of friends and neighbours I have who turned out to listen.
Could not be more thrilled with this generous and Could not be more thrilled with this generous and thoughtful review thanks @richard_bratby @thegramophone. What author would not be happy to read ‘As a work of scholarship it’s a formidable achievement.’ There’s more  in this vein… but I hope you will read both the review and the book. As Bratby says: ‘The story that emerges is as compelling as it is horrifying.’
Speaking at Blackheath Halls last night was very s Speaking at Blackheath Halls last night was very special as it is the oldest surviving purpose built cultural complex in London and celebrities who have given talks there include Sir Ernest Shackleton and George Bernard Shaw as well as many musicians. Blackheath is important in the story of The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz as Arnold Rose, the Viennese born emigre father of Alma Rose, lived here from 1939. As soon as the War was over, Anita Lasker Wallfisch came to visit him in Blackheath to tell him how his daughter had saved lives through the orchestra she conducted yet tragically died herself in the camp. Telling these stories last night was even more poignant than usual.
What a beautiful sunny day to be in Stratford on A What a beautiful sunny day to be in Stratford on Avon talking at the Literary Festival. Here I am in conversation with the brilliant @claresclark novelist and interviewer supreme. We could have had another hour and a half talking and I am always amazed that different people find different issues to discuss. The festival theatre (pic2) looking glorious along the river today, a  reminder of how special this town is.
Remembering my father on this #VEDay80 as he was b Remembering my father on this #VEDay80 as he was by this time in Bergen Belsen. The camp was still overflowing with tragic and horrific sights three weeks after the liberation as British troops dealt with myriad problems involving DPs (as they were now called) and procurement, (which was his responsibility). I’ve written about some of these issues in #TheWomen’sOrchestraofAuschwitz. There was an order to preserve all records at Belsen in locked rooms as the Allies were aware of the need for proof in bringing Nazi criminals to justice. My father made it home and, by January 1946, married my mother (pic2) after an interrupted courtship. Remembering today the thousands who did not make it back and honouring their memory. 
#Grateful
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