Nesthkchen and the World War av Else Ury

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A recent survey of German women revealed that 55% had read Else Ury''s <I>Nesth¿hen</I> books. Even more had heard them read over the radio or had seen the television serialization.</p><p>Germans call a spoiled child or family pet a Nesth¿hen. Else Ury''s Nesth¿hen is a Berlin doctor''s daughter, Annemarie Braun, a slim, golden blond, quintessential German girl. The ten book series follows Annemarie from infancy (<I>Nesth¿hen and Her Dolls</I>) to old age and grandchildren (<I>Nesth¿hen with White Hair</I>).</p><p><I>Nesth¿hen and the World War</I>, the fourth volume in the series, is the tale of a pre-adolescent girl growing up in Berlin at the outbreak of World War I. It presents a charming, skillful evocation of a long-vanished world, while Steven Lehrer''s annotations put the story in historical context.</p><p><I>Nesth¿hen and the World War</I> conveys a timeless lesson, for children as well as adults, about the nature of war. Wars often begin with an outpouring of patriotic sentim