{"product_id":"two-slices-of-bread-interned-in-a-japanese-concentration-camp-evacuated-to-the-netherlands-then-finding-peace-at-last-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Two Slices of Bread: Interned in a Japanese concentration camp, evacuated to the Netherlands, then finding peace at last at the bottom of the world - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIngrid Coles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will be moved beyond words, even to tears--a true story of heartaches and triumphs...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young child in Holland, Ingrid's uncle offered her another slice of bread. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Two slices of bread?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e she asked, never having been allowed that many before! Her memory jumped to the starvation and cruelty her family had experienced at the hands of extremely cruel captors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIngrid Coles was born in Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), on 28 November 1942, during the Japanese occupation of WWII. Three months after her birth, she and her family were incarcerated in prisoner-of-war camps. Her father died, aged 43, in a prison camp. Her 6-year-old brother died of starvation and pneumonia en route\u003cbr\u003e to Holland, when the family was evacuated during the Indonesian War of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife changed drastically in the Netherlands for Ingrid and her three siblings, who had to learn how to cope with their mother's post-traumatic stress and their own war-time experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Ingrid, now orphaned aged 16 in 1958, had a clear idea of her future calling and emigrated to New Zealand to begin nursing training six months later. This memoir traces Ingrid's background and growing-up years, revealing the secret of her successful life in her country of adoption; and how she overcame the hurts and hurdles of the past--even to how she learned to forgive her oppressors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468067324157,"sku":"9780473428907","price":25.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/amlmQ2hiV09mSVJ3TU56YkxrbUNxUT09.webp?v=1777285251","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/two-slices-of-bread-interned-in-a-japanese-concentration-camp-evacuated-to-the-netherlands-then-finding-peace-at-last-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}