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This powerful historical account unveils the courage and determination of a family seeking freedom against all odds, offering a deeply immersive experience that highlights Smethurst’s meticulous research and emotive storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers who appreciate biographies imbued with historical significance and emotional depth, Sue Smethurst's works offer a captivating blend of factual history and personal memoirs that inspire, educate, and move.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-freedom-circus-by-sue-smethurst-9781760890322","title":"The Freedom Circus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable true story of one family's daring escape from Poland during the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A story of extraordinary bravery, resilience and love that needed to be told.'\u003c\/em\u003e — Heather Morris, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by award-winning author and journalist Sue Smethurst, whose husband is Mindla and Michael's grandson, \u003cem\u003eThe Freedom Circus\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic story of courage, hope, humanity, survival and, ultimately, love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Sue Smethurst first sat down with her grandmother-in-law and asked how she survived the Holocaust, she was shooed away. 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