Helena’s Hunger

About the Book

Helena is fourteen years old when she experienced the nationally organized forceful deportation of her family from their native Bohemia into West Germany.

For more than four years she and her family along with thousands of others were transported via cattle-cars into various refugee camps, where they survived under most deplorable living conditions.

Deprived of most basic amenities, they suffered extreme heat and cold, but foremost; starvation and disease.

This journey into the depth of despair is not without hope. It is an account of survival that glitters and sparks with love and truth.

About the Author

About the Author Monika Arenth was born in Germany and raised by her grandparents in a small medieval Town. After completing Nursing training, she moved with her American husband to Pittsburgh. There they raised three children and she practiced nursing for 35 years. After retirement she moved to a small village in rural Western Pennsylvania, where she lives With her husband and two cats. She loves to cook many of Oma’s recipes and writes about her life experiences.