It was a very tough thing to go through but felt important as I have always wanted this book to be as true to the facts as I can possibly make it. I visited concentration camps, museums, synagogues and other places of historical importance. The next stage was a research trip across five countries in Central Europe. The process was very intense! The early stages were about planning and researching the book as thoroughly as possible. What was the writing process like and how difficult was it to write When the World Was Ours? But there were other aspects of my family history that came into the book as well, and the character of Elsa is named after my great aunt who was murdered at Auschwitz.ģ. My dad's life inspired the character of Leo in the story. The generosity of the English couple undoubtedly saved their lives. This brief meeting would later become the moment that would ensure he and his parents could escape the Nazis. Due to a tiny chance moment, he met an English couple in 1934 in Vienna where he lived (aged four at that time). The novel was inspired by my dad's early life. Why did you want to write this novel, and what inspired it? When Hitler comes to power, each of them will follow their own path and will be torn apart from each other in ways they could never have imagined.Ģ. The book begins in Austria in 1936 and explores the events of the next decade through the eyes of each character. When The World Was Ours follows the lives of three young people, Leo, Elsa and Max, whose lives are forever changed by the events of the Holocaust and the Second World War.
Can you tell us about When the World Was Ours? Read a Chapter from When the World Was Oursġ. It is a powerful, heart-breaking but ultimately redemptive novel about friendship, courage and the power of kindness. When the World Was Ours (Simon & Schuster Children's Books)Īuthor Liz Kessler talks to ReadingZone about her novel When the World Was Ours, which draws on the true story of her father's escape from Nazi Germany. She lives with her wife and their dog in rural Cheshire. She has an MA in Novel Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University and has been a full-time author for the last twenty years. Liz's books range from Early Readers to books for Young Adults and include the internationally best-selling series about half-mermaid Emily Windsnap. The book is aimed at young (and not-so-young) adults. Her new novel, When the World Was Ours, was inspired by her father’s childhood escape from the Nazis just before the second world war. Liz Kessler is the author of 23 books for children and young adults.
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