A Pebble in My Shoe
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0965779335 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 173 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent book! A "Must Read" for every reading group. The TruthThis book is a must-read for every reading group. It is a book that every high school history teacher should suggest as independent reading for high school students. Every college professor should use it as a supplement to any course on WWII. In addition, the strength of Katherine's character would bring inspiration to any woman's study course. It could. Jay S. Mitchell said become a better person - read this book!. This is a beautifully told (true) story that is both heartrending and inspiring. It is a journal of the author and her family's struggle to survive in the chaos of post-WWII Europe. Her story underscores the suffering caused by intolerant, despotic, insensitive government and the amazing power of hope, optimism, and the will to find a better life. Reading this b. M. Pagano said The innocent always pay more than the guilty. References to the Gulag and The Holocaust spark instant understanding in the western world. The suffering of the Armenians during World War I are lesser known than that of the Bosnians in the mid-1990's. However, the story of the Vertreibung, until now, has been obscured by the German war-guilt following the Second World War. For centuries, ethnic Germans had mi
A holocaust of another faith in another country.. Her husband's family travelled throughout Germany during the last months of WWII always one step ahead of the enemy. A story of survival by two families in the turmoil of World War II in Yugoslavia. The author recalls her memoirs as a child of nine in a concentration camp, suffering serious illness, hunger and fear
It is her life's hardest accomplishment. Her desire to write was always a top priority and she kept a journal of her experiences. Arriving in Chicago in 1949 at age fourteen, the author attended High School and after graduation worked as a secretary. Only after raising three children, working to educate them, and striving for a comfortable retirement, did she actually write he
Crown Point woman tells a different kind of Holocaust story. She feels slighted and doesn't want to be forgotten. --Caroline Procter, Post Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 2005