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Born in Germany, Josefine’s cheerful childhood is disturbed by Hitler’s seizure of power and WWII. Air raids increase.
She starts drama lessons, incessantly pursues her career.
After being bombed out, perilous flight and dangerous return.
Men cross her path: a musician, a rake, a psychopath, a mysterious one and true love which turns into an almost deadly disaster.
Finally, she finds unconditional love with a man she long ignored.
A true life story, fiction cannot invent more impressive. Highly imaginative, overwhelming in its candour, sweeping you away by its emotional intensity.
The remarkable journey of an inspiring heart is fascinating till the very last page.
About the Author
Born 1927 in Germany, into a period of depression, but carefully brought up. Fateful seizure of power by Hitler. Starting drama lessons. WWII begins, air raids, buried alive, bombed out. Life becomes miserable. perilous flight to a supposedly safe place towards the frontlines. American invasion. Adventurous return. Performing “slavework” to survive. Resuming drama lessons and her career. Barnstormers and touring. Founding her own theater. Various love affairs. True love which turns into an almost deadly disaster. The never searched for love: being loved unconditionally. Life as a diplomats’s wife around the world, starting a global theater career. Living in Munich/Germany and Sarasota/Florida.