Rosemary Sullivan

"Rosemary Sullivan goes beyond the confines of Air-Bel to tell a fuller story of France during the tense years from 1933 to 1941. . . . A moving tale of great sacrifice in tumultuous times." -- Publishers Weekly Paris 1940. Andre Breton, Max Ernst, Marc Chagall, Consuelo de Saint-Exupery, and scores of other cultural elite denounced as enemies of the conquering Third Reich, live in daily fear of arrest, deportation, and death. Their only salvation is the Villa Air-Bel, a chateau outside Marseille where a group of young people, financed by a private American relief organization, will go to extraordinary lengths to keep them alive. In Villa Air-Bel, Rosemary Sullivan sheds light on this suspenseful, dramatic, and intriguing story, introducing the brave men and women who use every means possible to stave off the Nazis and the Vichy officials, and goes inside the chateau's walls to uncover the private worlds and the web of relationships its remarkable inhabitants developed.

A New York Times BestsellerLess a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept...Using new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, an international team--led by an obsessed retired FBI agent--has finally solved the mystery that has haunted generations since World War II: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?Over thirty million people have read The Diary of a Young Girl, the journal teen-aged Anne Frank kept while living in an attic with her family and four other people in Amsterdam during World War II, until the Nazis arrested them and sent them to a concentration camp. But despite the many works--journalism, books, plays and novels--devoted to Anne's story, none has ever conclusively explained how these eight people managed to live in hiding undetected for over two years--and who or what finally brought the Nazis to their door.With painstaking care, retired FBI agent Vincent Pankoke and a team of indefatigable investigators pored over tens of thousands of pages of documents--some never before seen--and interviewed scores of descendants of people familiar with the Franks. Utilizing methods developed by the FBI, the Cold Case Team painstakingly pieced together the months leading to the infamous arrest--and came to a shocking conclusion. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation is the riveting story of their mission. Rosemary Sullivan introduces us to the investigators, explains the behavior of both the captives and their captors and profiles a group of suspects. All the while, she vividly brings to life wartime Amsterdam: a place where no matter how wealthy, educated, or careful you were, you never knew whom you could trust.

The Franco-German armistice, signed in June 1940 following the German invasion of France, called on the Vichy government to surrender on demand all refugees considered enemies of the Third Reich. Suddenly, thousands of artists, scientists and other intellectuals feared for their lives. The Emergency Rescue Committee, based in New York, compiled a list of two hundred people it considered the most endangered, including artists and writers André Breton, Max Ernst and Benjamin Péret. The committee sent Varian Fry to set up its headquarters in Marseilles, with the aim of helping these artists to escape. A number of them were sheltered at the Villa Air-Bel. Amidst the chaos and terror of wartime France, the villa became an oasis of calm, and a centre of creativity. Rosemary Sullivan explores the diaries, memoirs and letters of the individuals involved as she uncovers their private worlds and the web of relationships they developed. Central to her task is to understand what it must feel like to move from freedom to occupation: to feel threatened, administered, restrained. Villa Air-Bel brilliantly dramatizes the slow, relentless process by which ordinary lives were turned into lives lived in terror. In the end every artist in the house, as well as two thousand others, found asylum outside of France through the courageous intervention of Fry and his committee.

“As a poet and writer, [Rosemary Sullivan] knows that life is lived not as theory but as practice, that . . . you can understand nothing about a place without listening to individual people and their stories.” — Margaret Atwood Incomparable writer, activist, and world traveller Rosemary Sullivan has at long last written a book about herself, about her life quest to “meet the world, to celebrate its richness, to face its darkness.” And what a fascinating book it is! Comprised of 21 essays spanning 5 decades and multiple continents, Where the World Was offers a vivid portrait of a writer who is instinctively drawn to other cultures and places. Whether writing about a solo vacation inside the Iron Curtain, meeting the reclusive writer Elizabeth Smart in a dilapidated cottage in the English countryside, reflecting on how Chilean society responded to Pinochet’s coup, or tracking down the people who knew Svetlana Alliluyeva for Stalin’s Daughter, Sullivan delivers a master class in cultural studies, human rights advocacy, and empathy for the human condition.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER â??Hums with living history, human warmth and indignationâ?? New York Times Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept The mystery has haunted generations since the Second World War: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?

Frågan som gäckat miljontals läsare har nu fått ett svarÖver trettio miljoner människor har läst Anne Franks dagbok, skriven av en trettonårig flicka som gömde sig för nazisterna i två år – innan hon blev avslöjad och skickad till ett koncentrationsläger. Trots att hennes öde behandlats i böcker, filmer och pjäser har ingen tidigare slagit fast vem eller vad som gjorde att hon och hennes familj hittades av nazisterna.Nu - 75 år senare - vet vi svaret. Tack vare ny DNA-teknik, mer sofistikerade undersökningsmetoder och ett internationellt team, lett av tidigare FBI-agenten Vince Pankoke. Teamet har gått igenom tiotusentals dokument och intervjuat mängder av personer som på något sätt levde nära familjen Frank. Tillsammans har de lyckats återskapa dagarna som ledde fram till familjens arrestering och kommit fram till en ny slutsats. Deras arbete skildras här av författaren och poeten Rosemary Sullivan. Hon ger oss också en naken inblick i hur det var att leva i en ockuperad stad där du oberoende av hur rik, fattig, välutbildad eller försiktig du var, aldrig kunde vara säker på vem du kunde lita på."Rosemary Sullivans bok är väl värd att läsa, inte bara för att den rycker ut Anne Frank ur den profitalstrande pseudovärld som hennes öde sedan länge befinner sig i (...) och kastar oss tillbaka till andra världskrigets bistra verklighet, utan också för att den visar på hur energiskt lagarbete med modernast möjliga undersökningsmetoder kan resultera i nya insikter i vad som länge har uppfattats som ett cold case." Dick Harrison, Svenska Dagbladet"Rosemary Sullivan lyckas på en lättflytande prosa levandegöra kontexten kring familjen Frank, livet i ett splittrat Amsterdam där den sociala tilliten i varje ögonblick sätts på prov och gråzonerna är stora. Helhetsbetyg 5.", Katarina Tavakol, BTJ-häftetRosemary Sullivan har skrivit femton böcker, bland annat den flerfaldigt prisbelönade biografin Stalins dotter (på svenska 2016). Hon är professor emeritus vid universitetet i Toronto och har undervisat i Kanada, USA, Indien samt flera länder i Europa och Latinamerika.

Spanning Gwendolyn MacEwen's career from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, this is a comprehensive collection of work by one of the greatest women writers of the 20th century. It traces the trajectory of her verse and the development of her fiction and drama, and includes letters, paintings, and photographs from the oeuvre of this beloved Canadian poet.

Usando una nueva tecnolog a, documentos descubiertos recientemente y sofisticadas t cnicas de investigaci n, un equipo internacional -dirigido por un obsesionado agente retirado del FBI- finalmente ha resuelto el misterio que ha perseguid a generaciones desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial: Qui n traicion a Ana Frank y a su familia? Y por qu ?M s de treinta millones de personas han le do El diario de Ana Frank, el diario que la adolescente Ana Frank escribi mientras viv a en un tico con su familia en msterdam durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta que los nazis los arrestaron y enviaron a Ana a su muerte en un campo de concentraci n. Pero, a pesar de los muchos trabajos -period sticos, libros, obras de teatro y novelas- dedicados a la historia de Ana, ninguno ha conseguid explicar con certeza c mo los Frank y otras cuatro personas se las arreglaron para vivir escondidos y no ser descubiertos por m s de dos a os ni c mo, o qu , llev finalmente a los nazis a su puerta. Con minucioso cuidado, Vincent Pankoke, agente retirado del FBI, y un equipo de incansables investigadores estudiaron con meticulosidad decenas de miles de p ginas de documentos, algunos nunca antes vistos, y entrevistaron a personas familiarizadas con los Frank. Utilizando m todos desarrollados por el FBI, el equipo encargado del caso reconstruy con detalle los meses previos al infame arresto y lleg a una conclusi n.Using new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, an international team--led by an obsessed former FBI agent--has finally solved the mystery that has haunted generations since World War II: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?Over thirty million people have read The Diary of a Young Girl, the journal teen-aged Anne Frank kept while living in an attic with her family in Amsterdam during World War II, until the Nazis arrested them and sent Anne to her death in a concentration camp. But despite the many works--journalism, books, plays and novels--devoted to Anne's story, none has ever conclusively explained how the Franks and four other people managed to live in hiding undetected for over two years--and who or what finally brought the Nazis to their door.With painstaking care, former FBI agent Vincent Pankoke and a team of indefatigable investigators pored over tens of thousands of pages of documents--some never-before-seen--and interviewed scores of descendants of people involved, both Nazi sympathizers and resisters, familiar with the Franks. Utilizing methods developed by the FBI, the Cold Case Team painstakingly pieced together the months leading to the Franks' arrest--and came to a shocking conclusion.

Hvem var det egentlig som anga Anne Frank og familien hennes? Et internasjonalt Cold case-team ledet av en pensjonert FBI-agent har endelig løst mysteriet som har hjemsøkt generasjoner siden andre verdenskrig. Over tretti millioner mennesker har lest Anne Franks dagbok, der tenåringsjenta Anne Frank dokumenterte de lange dagene på et loft i Amsterdam der hun gjemte seg med familien og fire andre mennesker under andre verdenskrig. Men til tross for de mange verkene som er skrevet om Anne Franks historie, har ingen før kunnet konstatere hvordan disse åtte menneskene klarte å leve i skjul i over to år - og hvem, eller hva, som til slutt ledet nazistene til dem. Den pensjonerte FBI-agenten Vincent Pankoke har ledet teamet av etterforskere som har studert titusenvis av sider med dokumenter, og intervjuet etterkommere av folk som kjente familien Frank. Ved hjelp av ny teknologi, nylig oppdagede dokumenter og sofistikerte undersøkelsesteknikker har Cold case-gruppen møysommelig puslet sammen månedene før den beryktede arrestasjonen. Konklusjonen er sjokkerende. Rosemary Sullivan som skildrer et Amsterdam preget av krig. En tid og et sted der du aldri visste hvem du kunne stole på, uansett hvor velstående, utdannet eller forsiktig du var.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Hums with living history, human warmth and indignation' New York TimesLess a mystery unsolved than a secret well keptThe mystery has haunted generations since the Second World War: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ââ?¬Ë?Hums with living history, human warmth and indignationââ?¬â?¢ New York Times Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept The mystery has haunted generations since the Second World War: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?

Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept...Using new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, an international team--led by an obsessed retired FBI agent--has finally solved the mystery that has haunted generations since World War II: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?Over thirty million people have read The Diary of a Young Girl, the journal teen-aged Anne Frank kept while living in an attic with her family and four other people in Amsterdam during World War II, until the Nazis arrested them and sent them to a concentration camp. But despite the many works--journalism, books, plays and novels--devoted to Anne's story, none has ever conclusively explained how these eight people managed to live in hiding undetected for over two years--and who or what finally brought the Nazis to their door.With painstaking care, retired FBI agent Vincent Pankoke and a team of indefatigable investigators pored over tens of thousands of pages of documents--some never before seen--and interviewed scores of descendants of people familiar with the Franks. Utilizing methods developed by the FBI, the Cold Case Team painstakingly pieced together the months leading to the infamous arrest--and came to a shocking conclusion. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation is the riveting story of their mission. Rosemary Sullivan introduces us to the investigators, explains the behavior of both the captives and their captors and profiles a group of suspects. All the while, she vividly brings to life wartime Amsterdam: a place where no matter how wealthy, educated, or careful you were, you never knew whom you could trust. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Using new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, an international team--led by an obsessed retired FBI agent--has finally solved the mystery that has haunted generations since World War II: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?Over thirty million people have read The Diary of a Young Girl, the journal that teenaged Anne Frank kept during World War II. Anne, along with her family and four other people, lived in an attic in Amsterdam until the Nazis arrested them and sent them to a concentration camp. But although many works--journal articles, books, plays and novels--have been devoted to Anne's story, no one has yet conclusively explained how these eight people managed to hide, undetected, for over two years, and who or what finally brought the Nazis to their door.With painstaking care, retired FBI agent Vincent Pankoke and a team of indefatigable investigators pored over tens of thousands of pages of documents--some never-before seen--and interviewed scores of descendants of people familiar with the Franks. Utilizing methods developed by the FBI, the cold case team painstakingly pieced together the months leading up to the infamous arrest and came to a shocking conclusion. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation, is the riveting story of this mission. Rosemary Sullivan introduces us to the investigators, explains the behaviour of both the captives and their captors, and profiles a group of suspects. All the while, she vividly brings to life wartime Amsterdam, a place where no matter how wealthy, educated or careful you were, you never knew whom you could trust.

ââ?¬Ë?Compassionate and compelling, this is not a political story but a quest for love in the heart of darknessââ?¬â?¢ Simon Sebag Montefiore ââ?¬Ë?A biography on an epic scale, with a combination of tragedy and history worthy of a Russian novelââ?¬â?¢ Independent ââ?¬Ë?Superbly well toldââ?¬â?¢ Sunday Times

Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best BiographyNational Book Critics Circle Award FinalistPEN Literary Award FinalistNew York Times Notable BookWashington Post Notable BookBoston Globe Best Book of the YearThe award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history's most monstrous dictators--her father, Josef Stalin.Born in the early years of the Soviet Union, Svetlana Stalin spent her youth inside the walls of the Kremlin. Communist Party privilege protected her from the mass starvation and purges that haunted Russia, but she did not escape tragedy--the loss of everyone she loved, including her mother, two brothers, aunts and uncles, and a lover twice her age, deliberately exiled to Siberia by her father.As she gradually learned about the extent of her father's brutality after his death, Svetlana could no longer keep quiet and in 1967 shocked the world by defecting to the United States--leaving her two children behind. But although she was never a part of her father's regime, she could not escape his legacy. Her life in America was fractured; she moved frequently, married disastrously, shunned other Russian exiles, and ultimately died in poverty in Wisconsin.With access to KGB, CIA, and Soviet government archives, as well as the close cooperation of Svetlana's daughter, Rosemary Sullivan pieces together Svetlana's incredible life in a masterful account of unprecedented intimacy. Epic in scope, it's a revolutionary biography of a woman doomed to be a political prisoner of her father's name. Sullivan explores a complicated character in her broader context without ever losing sight of her powerfully human story, in the process opening a closed, brutal world that continues to fascinate us.Illustrated with photographs.

Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best BiographyPEN Literary Award FinalistNational Book Critics Circle Award FinalistNew York Times Notable BookWashington Post Notable BookBoston Globe Best Book of the YearThe award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history's most monstrous dictators--her father, Josef Stalin.Born in the early years of the Soviet Union, Svetlana Stalin spent her youth inside the walls of the Kremlin. Communist Party privilege protected her from the mass starvation and purges that haunted Russia, but she did not escape tragedy--the loss of everyone she loved, including her mother, two brothers, aunts and uncles, and a lover twice her age, deliberately exiled to Siberia by her father.As she gradually learned about the extent of her father's brutality after his death, Svetlana could no longer keep quiet and in 1967 shocked the world by defecting to the United States--leaving her two children behind. But although she was never a part of her father's regime, she could not escape his legacy. Her life in America was fractured; she moved frequently, married disastrously, shunned other Russian exiles, and ultimately died in poverty in Wisconsin.With access to KGB, CIA, and Soviet government archives, as well as the close cooperation of Svetlana's daughter, Rosemary Sullivan pieces together Svetlana's incredible life in a masterful account of unprecedented intimacy. Epic in scope, it's a revolutionary biography of a woman doomed to be a political prisoner of her father's name. Sullivan explores a complicated character in her broader context without ever losing sight of her powerfully human story, in the process opening a closed, brutal world that continues to fascinate us.Illustrated with photographs.

In conversation with artists and people on the street, Cuba captures the joy and fierce independence of a people who love their country.

Who is God? Who is the Creator? Who is the Christ? What is Salvation? Who is God the Spirit? What is the Church? What is Baptism? What is our future? Loving the Questions is a series of reflections on the questions raised by the Nicene Creed, a fourth-century statement of the Christian faith still used regularly in worship in churches around the world. Taking us through the creed step-by-step, Marianne Micks not only poses the questions most asked by contemporary Christians, but also teaches us to delight in the questions themselves. Faith accompanied by doubt, she believes, is far healthier that faith that never asks "why?" In short, accessible chapters Micks informs us of the historical background of the Nicene Creed and reminds us of the creed's theological, communal, and personal relevance today.