The Road Ahead (Transaction Large Print Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1856951707 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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There, they set up household and learn how to farm through trial and error. From Library Journal In this follow-up to The Past Is Myself (Audio Reviews, LJ 5/1/94), the British-born Bielenberg tells of being reunited with her German husband in occupied Germany just after World War II. Only the largest collections need consider.Susan B. Together, they struggle to survive, surrounded by conquering armies and short rations. Reader Sheila Mitchell narrates well, but she cannot instill warmth in the dispassionate text. Lamphier, Somerville P.L.
A near-fatal accident to her husband, and her own illness, persuaded the young couple to turn their backs on England and Germany, and make a new start farming in Ireland. Germany was devastated by war and its aftermath, while to the author Britain seemed grey and exhausted. Following her wartime memoirs in "The Past is Myself", Christabel Bielenberg continues her story from the end of the war. She was soon appointed "The Observer"'s special correspondent in Germany and, reunited with her husband - technically an enemy alien - she joined the struggle for reconciliation with, and the rebuilding of, a defeated nation. Christabel became involved with th
Incredible Story and Superb Writing I am sad that this book had to end, as I felt like I found a friend in Christablel, Her story which began for me with her first book, THE PAST IS MYSELF, was eye opening. It shed a new perspective about how the German people lived during this horrific time. I am Jewish and have read one tragic story after another and this story was not about. Four Stars Great book my friend was there in Germany when his wife lived their with her two kids.