21 Sep 2025

Doug Gold: the incredible story of ‘Saving Elli’

From Sunday Morning, 9:40 am on 21 September 2025

After receiving an email from a reader of his previous bestselling book, The Dress Maker and the Hidden Soldier, author Doug Gold stumbled across another incredible true tale. In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, a resistance couple risk everything by concealing a young Jewish girl in a camouflaged space above their ceiling.  

Gold, who is based in Wellington, joins Jim to share the story behind Saving Elli. 

Author Doug Gold with the cover of his latest book 'Saving Elli'.

Photo: Sabrina Barbara / Allen & Unwin