A Swastika for Anita

About the Book

Suddenly a big explosion shook the house. Lisa, who had been asleep, yelled out, “What was that?” Everybody was sitting up, but there was no sound of aeroplanes. “I think I know what it is, they’re just blowing up the bridges, that’s normal procedure, it means that the Germans aren’t here yet.” Jelle said. More explosions sounded further away.

About the Author

Born in the Netherlands, Alida lives on the Central Coast, near Newcastle, Australia. Her love of writing has been a lifelong pursuit leading her to become a novelist ten years ago. Alida emigrated to Australia in 1959 with her husband and two children where adventure beckoned and the family tried opal digging in Coober Pedy and Lightning Ridge. A move to midwestern New South Wales town of Orange where her third child was born and with her husband started a horse stud, aptly named Running Hoofs, leading to success in local and metropolitan racecourses.