After the second world war, Anne De Vries, one of the most popular novelists in the Netherlands, was commissioned to capture in literary form the spirit and agony of those five harrowing years of Nazi occupation. The result was Journey Through the Night, a four-volume bestseller that has gone through more than thirty printings in the Netherlands.  

Anne De Vries was a prolific writer in many fields. her most concentrated efforts were reserved for children and juvenile literature of which Journy Through the Night was the first to appear in English translation. Before becoming a full-time writer, Anne De Vries was a schoolteacher. 

Endorsements

"An Old Testament Professor of mine who brought the books could not put them down - nor could I."

-Dr. Edwin H. Palmer

"This is more than just a war-time adventure. The characters have vitality, depth, and great humanity."

-The Ottawa Citizen