汉娜和她的家庭都是虚构的角色，但在历史上有许多犹太家庭都在伦敦或是欧洲的其他地方隐藏着自己的信仰，由始至终。感谢塞西尔·罗斯描写的动人历史，感谢广播以及电影制片人娜欧米·格里恩，他们让我得以窥见那些勇敢者的人生。小说中的其他人物是真实存在的，以我所理解的史实进行了艺术加工。以下书单中列出的都是我的灵感来源，在加莱历史的描写方面，我要感谢法国历史学家乔治·福凯，感谢他不吝惜自己的宝贵时间，为我提供他所知的一切。
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