The Little Coat: The Bob and Sue Elliott Story
by Alan J. Buick
The Little Coat: The Bob and Sue Elliott Story has been awarded Honourable Mention in the Biography category of the 2010 Hollywood Book Festival! The Festival honours titles that are worthy of greater attention from the film, TV and multimedia industries. Author Alan Buick and publisher DriverWorks Ink are pleased that this remarkable story of Bob and Sue Elliott and their special little coat has received this well-deserved recognition. To watch the Dutch Nova TV clip on The Little Coat, please click on this link: http://www.novatv.nl/page/detail/uitzendingen/7794/ and then click on the start button over the photo of the little coat. Bob and Sue Elliott were interviewed in the Netherlands and author Alan Buick was interviewed at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Alan Buick and DriverWorks Ink are honoured to play a role in sharing Bob and Sue's important story in this year of the 65th anniversary of Liberation Day. Thank you to our friends at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ottawa for continuing to help us share this fascinating story of courage and hope. Author Alan Buick was interviewed on May 5 by CTV's Canada AM about The Little Coat book, in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands. The interview sparked considerable interest in this great story from viewers and readers all across Canada. Thank you, Canada AM ! Author Alan J. Buick was invited by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to attend a private reception in Ottawa on April 22 to honour veterans who liberated the Netherlands 65 years ago from its Nazi occupiers. Dutch Ambassador Wim Geerts paid tribute to the little coat in his speech to the veterans and Alan was also interviewed for a Dutch documentary being filmed about Bob and Sue Elliott and the little coat that Sue (Sussie Cretier) received from the Canadian soldiers in December 1944. Alan Buick described his experiences in Ottawa as "some of those memorable moments that will be treasured forever. I can't describe the emotion I felt to see the little coat displayed with such honour. I was able to thank the museum on behalf of Bob & Sue Elliott for the magnificent job they did of restoring Sue's most prized possession and giving it a rightful place in history."
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Readers' Responses:
- What an amazing story, and very well told. I found it difficult to put down. It was quite moving in places, and even thrilling at others (the chapter on the Cretiers' escape from Rossum was like something out of a movie - amazing that it actually happened).
- I just finished reading the book "The Little Coat" and found it to be a very good story and one worth reading for many people of my baby boomer generation. The children of the 1950's and forward have not seen the cruelties of war or the hardships that the people of the occupied countries and our soldiers had to endure. Please pass on my thanks to Mr. Buick for taking the time to create this book and also to your publishing house for printing this story. Hopefully the Elliott's continue to enjoy life together!
Sussie Cretier’s little coat on display in the lobby of the Canadian War Museum from April 22-May 6, 2010
Photo courtesy of Hans Moor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Alan J. Buick, author of The Little Coat: The Bob and Sue Elliott Story, is overwhelmed by seeing Sussie’s little coat lovingly restored by Canadian War Museum staff, April 22, 2010
Photo courtesy of Hans Moor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Alan J. Buick is being prepped for his interview for the Dutch documentary on Bob and Sue Elliot and their little coat.
Photo courtesy of Hans Moor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Wim Geerts, Dutch Ambassador, and Alan J. Buick, author of The Little Coat: The Bob and Sue Elliott Story, chat at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, April 22, 2010
Photo courtesy of Hans Moor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands