This is a story set in World War Two, in Nazi-occupied Holland, recorded by a little girl called Mientje. Mientje had a cosy life until it was disturbed badly by the invasion of the Netherlands. Her father and eldest brother were taken, forcefully, by the Gestapo to do hard labour in Germany. Her courageous, inventive and loving mother was left to keep the remaining family together. Mientje missed her father and brother and tried to write and draw letters to them, most of which never reached their destination. She could not understand the significance of the War. Mientje's schooling was fraught with difficulties, as the school was commandeered for the German soldiers. Friendships, calamaties and bullying (due to her inward-growing left foot) are all as she experienced them. The joyous liberation of her hometown by the British and Canadian forces was tremendous, yet an even greater surprise was in store for them.About the Author: Wilhelmina Helmi Wolff was born in Holland before World War Two, the youngest of seven children. She was educated there before moving to Oxford as an au pair in 1953 where she started her career in medicine as a specialised nurse. She later fulfilled her ambition as an artist. She is married with three children. Her family encouraged her to write this book which is based on facts and real situations.