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Da hun var 21 år gammel, ble Wanda Heger og hennes familie sivilinternert i Tyskland. Der havnet de på et slott ikke langt unna konsentrasjonsleiren Sachsenhausen. På eget initiativ, uten annen motivering enn et diffust ønske om å hjelpe, og uten å ha noen klar forestilling om hva en konsentrasjonsleir var, utrustet Wanda seg med noen norgesglass kokte poteter og gikk opp til leirporten, banket på og ba om å få gi dem til fangene. Denne i og for seg uhørte handlingen skulle utgjøre startpunktet for en lang og dramatisk hendelsesrekke som kuliminerte i en av den annen verdenskrigs mest fascinerende aksjoner: De hvite bussene, som reddet over 15 000 fanger i krigens sluttfase. Den involverer også en svært spesiell, og i utgangspunktet utenkelig, kjærlighetshistorie. Fortellingen har historiske, politiske og mellommenneskelige aspekter som strekker seg direkte inn i den nazistiske toppledelsen, den norske, svenske og danske regjering, det internasjonale Røde kors og en lang rekke enkeltaktører på internasjonalt nivå. For Wanda og Bjørn Heger (forfatterens foreldre) og de sivilinternerte i Berlin var det likevel kontakten på grunnplanet, det vil si det illegale og svært farlige samarbeidet med fangene, som sto i sentrum. «Wanda» forteller historien om De hvite bussene, men setter også Wandas eget liv i et større perspektiv med det underliggende spørsmål: «hva styrer de valg vi tar, selv når det ikke foreligger ytre press eller stimulans til å gjøre det rette?» Denne historien synliggjør et kvinneliv fra det tyvende århundre som på mange måter fortjener oppmerksomhet, ikke minst i en tid der kvinnelige rollefigurer er viktige.
Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories
Jean Shepherd
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
1982
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A bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana, reissued in a strikingly designed trade paperback edition.Before Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant--and utterly hilarious--works of comic art. Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories is a universal (and achingly funny) orchestration of Midwestern puberty rites, from the gut-wrenching playground antics of one Delbert Bumpus, to the supernal glow surrounding unapproachable high school beauty Daphne Bigelow, to the memorable disaster that was Shepherd's (and everyone else's) junior prom.A comic genius who bridges the gap between James Thurber and David Sedaris, Shepherd may have accomplished for Holden, Indiana, what Mark Twain did for Hannibal, Missouri. "Shepherd has a fine eye for absurdity, for the madness and idiocy in all of us." --Best Sellers
The world beneath the soil, if it is healthy, has many creatures living there. Wanda Worm is a curious worm, who explores the soil and gardens around her farm. Delightful illustrations. A lovely book to read to your toddler.
A twisty fairy tale romp with a Princess Bride tone about a girl who strikes out on a quest to find her rightful family, because the one she's been stuck with all these years is most definitely wrong.Wanda hates her little brother, Zane. But don't judge her for it--Zane is an absolute terror, and her parents blame Wanda for his monstrous behavior. On her eleventh birthday, Wanda makes a wish: to find her true family, because she knows deep down that this one can't be hers.She gets a surprise visit from a talking bluebird named Voltaire who seems wise and confirms her suspicion that someone has been meddling with her life. He knows the secret . . . he just can't remember what it is right now.Together they venture into the Scary Wood, where they encounter many magical creatures as they search for the truth. None of these adversaries prepares her for the biggest one: a witch named Raymunda, who has put her and her family under a spell.Will Wanda succeed in breaking it, or will she be stuck in the wrong life forever?
In this illustrated volume, Winnan provides an account of Wanda Gag''s life and printmaking art, exploring the ways in which Gag''s work reflects not only her Minnesota childhood but her immigrant roots and bohemian life.'
Now in paper.At the young age of just 15, Wanda Gág received her dying father's last wish that she take up his dream of becoming a successful artist: "What papa couldn't do, Wanda would have to finish." Wanda assumed the role of head of the household and became the sole means of support for her sick mother and six siblings. Although times were tough, Wanda persevered and eventually became a celebrated artist and author living in New York City.Karen Nelson Hoyle tells the story of Wanda Gág's eccentric life as a children's book author and traces the significant contributions she made to the genre. Drawn from extensive research of the artist's personal and professional papers and correspondence with friends and contemporaries, Hoyle presents a rich portrait of a gifted artist.
For ages 9-12. Famous for her elegantly written and whimsically illustrated childrens books, Wanda Gag (1893-1946) lived a life not unlike that of the characters in the German fairy tales that her grandparents told her as a girl. In a new biography for young readers, award-winning author Gwenyth Swain brings the visionary and eccentric artist to life. Swain takes readers into Wandas girlhood in rural Minnesota, where, from an early age, her artistic talents flourished. Yet Wanda, the eldest of seven siblings, was pushed abruptly into adulthood when her fathers untimely death left her in charge of the household. After years of struggle, Wanda Gag was finally able to go to New York to pursue her passion. Her art was eventually featured at top galleries and her books, influenced by her love of nature and animals, became wildly popular among children and critics across the United States. Complemented by Wandas illustrations, letters, and diary entries, this book illuminates for young readers the amazing life of a charismatic artist who triumphed over adversity to realise her dreams.
Wanda, Vol. 2 (of 3)
Anson Street Press
2025
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Wanda, Vol. 2 (of 3)
Anson Street Press
2025
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Wanda, Vol. 1 (Esprios Classics)
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2025
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Maria Louise Ram (1839-1908) was an English author. She wrote under the pen name Ouida. She wrote more than 40 novels, children's books and collections of short stories and essays. She was an animal rights activist and animal rescuer, and at times owned as many as thirty dogs. Her work went through several phases during her career. In her early period, her novels were a hybrid of the sensationalism of the 1860s and the proto-adventure novels dubbed "muscular fiction" that were emerging in part as a romanticization of imperial expansion. Later her work was more along the lines of historical romance, though she never stopped commenting on contemporary society. Sympathetic portraits of tragic painters and singers fill her later novels.
Wanda, Vol. 2 (Esprios Classics)
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2024
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Maria Louise Ram (1839-1908) was an English author. She wrote under the pen name Ouida. She wrote more than 40 novels, children's books and collections of short stories and essays. She was an animal rights activist and animal rescuer, and at times owned as many as thirty dogs. Her work went through several phases during her career. In her early period, her novels were a hybrid of the sensationalism of the 1860s and the proto-adventure novels dubbed "muscular fiction" that were emerging in part as a romanticization of imperial expansion. Later her work was more along the lines of historical romance, though she never stopped commenting on contemporary society. Sympathetic portraits of tragic painters and singers fill her later novels.
Wanda, Vol. 3 (Esprios Classics)
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2025
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Maria Louise Ram (1839-1908) was an English author. She wrote under the pen name Ouida. She wrote more than 40 novels, children's books and collections of short stories and essays. She was an animal rights activist and animal rescuer, and at times owned as many as thirty dogs. Her work went through several phases during her career. In her early period, her novels were a hybrid of the sensationalism of the 1860s and the proto-adventure novels dubbed "muscular fiction" that were emerging in part as a romanticization of imperial expansion. Later her work was more along the lines of historical romance, though she never stopped commenting on contemporary society. Sympathetic portraits of tragic painters and singers fill her later novels.
Wanda's Wicked Emporium Volume One: Colton's Wild Nights at Wanda's Wicked Emporium Tales #1-5
Zak Blak
Independently Published
2019
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Wanda's Wicked Emporium Volume Two: Colton's Wild Nights at Wanda's Wicked Emporium Tales #6-10
Zak Blak
Independently Published
2019
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Senator Wanda Motherwell, liberal luminary, goes to the rescue of the last of the Tierra del Fuegans. She returns to her office with more than she knows. Helping her are: Magnus Musgrave, an inactive Episcopal bishop; Skipper Sprague, a millionaire friend of his; Grace Goodall who lives up to her name; Manuel Fragoza, illegal immigrant, impostor, and hero; Emily and Penelope, Smithies who suprise themselves; Patrick O'Feeley, who literally falls into love; Dr. Rodney Livermore, a dermatologist, who is not the fool he's taken for; Sheila Livermore, his radical-chic wife, who is. Arrayed against the Senator are: Foster Aiello, a political rival; Gertrude Gruntling, feminist firebrand; Prunella Parrish, calculating clergyperson; Golda Glass, "wymynist" childcare expert - and a supporting cast of priests and politicos, fanatics and feminists, children and cannibals. The Senator's experience of motherhood transforms her relationships and leads to the insight that her infant daughter has exercised enormous power.