Two Countries, One Life

About the Book

This book is about the life of a woman born and raised in Germany in the 1930s and early ‘40s. It relates her experiences as a German child, especially during the Second World War, and also as a young adult who found both great happiness and the sadness of dramatic loss. At the age of twenty-five, she came to the United States for a visit, which turned into a permanent stay after she got married. She has raised two children through many difficult and sad times, returning to Germany from time to time over the years. Even after decades of married life in the U.S., she still longs to move back to her homeland.

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