The Little Coat:
The Bob and Sue Elliott Story
by Alan J. Buick
This award-winning national bestseller tells the true story of Bob Elliott, a 19-year-old Canadian tank commander, and Sussie Cretier, a 10-year-old Dutch girl who met during the Second World War. Sussie's family had run across a mine field, dodging German bullets to seek refuge with the Canadian soldiers. This feisty little girl quickly became a good-luck charm and beacon of hope for the weary Canadian troops. On Christmas Day 1944, the Canadians honoured their little adopted soldier with a special Army-style coat they ordered from a local seamstress. Decades later, the relationship between Sussie (Sue) and Bob not only endured but flourished. As adults, they fell in love and Sue followed Bob back to Canada, bringing her beloved 'little coat’ with her. Due to author Alan Buick's interest in this amazing true story, Sue and Bob donated her special child's coat to the War Museum of Canada as a permanent reminder of this powerful tale of courage, hope and love.
Awarded Honourable Mention, Biography
2010 Hollywood Book Festival
$4,000 from The Little Coat books sold has been donated
to the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command Poppy Trust
ISBN 978-0-9810394-3-5 176 pages/40 photos
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