Steeped in WW2 history, Essex, is the latest Ontario town to carry the historical novel Shadow of the Sun. Travel with author/journalist Marney Blom as she meets the owners of Schinkels’ Meat Market and discovers their Dutch roots and history in southern Ontario.
Specializing in meat products along with Dutch imports, Schinkel’s Meat Market now carries Shadow of the Sun — the extraordinary true story of survival during World War II Japanese occupation of the Dutch Indies (now Indonesia). If you’re in the area, come check it out!