"Van Smyrna naar Holland in oorlogstijd" is a book that reveals to the reader the unusual events of the first years of the First World War through the prism of the personal experience of the main character. Author Betsy van der Poel describes in detail the journey from Mikra to Holland, from her native country to the place where she was deported. Readers climb with her to the high peaks of hope and experiences, share her joys and fears. The book "From Smyrna to Holland during the war" is a kind of star bridge that connects the past and the future, yesterday and the present. She inspires with her strength, teaches wisdom and gives light in the dark.