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Hilda Van Stockum
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born
Netherlands
died
November 01, 2006
gender
female
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The Winged Watchman
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1963
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The Borrowed House
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The Mitchells: Five for Victory ("Mitchells" Series)
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The Cottage at Bantry Bay
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1997
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Friendly Gables ("Mitchells" Series)
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1958
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Canadian Summer
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1948
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Pegeen
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1941
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Francie on the Run
4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings
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1939
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Andries
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1942
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A Day on Skates: the Story of a Dutch Picnic
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1934
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“She thought it must be a lonely life for a boy who hated books.”
― Hilda Van Stockum, The Borrowed House
― Hilda Van Stockum, The Borrowed House
“It is much easier to believe lies than the truth."
"Why?" asked Janna.
"Because lies are manufactured to satisfy the emotions. A mother would rather believe her pretty girl lazy than accept the fact that she's a dumb cluck. Germans would rather believe they were stabbed in the back than that they lost a fair fight. And anyone would rather blame someone else for his misfortunes. The truth is hard. Don't fool with it unless you realize that.”
― Hilda Van Stockum, The Borrowed House
"Why?" asked Janna.
"Because lies are manufactured to satisfy the emotions. A mother would rather believe her pretty girl lazy than accept the fact that she's a dumb cluck. Germans would rather believe they were stabbed in the back than that they lost a fair fight. And anyone would rather blame someone else for his misfortunes. The truth is hard. Don't fool with it unless you realize that.”
― Hilda Van Stockum, The Borrowed House
“In the camp we saw our own people kill each other over a crust of bread. In the old days I used to think that religion did not matter much, that people could be good without it. That was not true in the camps. If you had no hope or faith to keep you human, you sank to the lowest depths. I'll practice my religion more faithfully now.”
― Hilda Van Stockum, The Winged Watchman
― Hilda Van Stockum, The Winged Watchman
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