RECOMMENDED READING

As a student of the Nazi-Stalin era, I laud the forthrightness of this work! The author takes us on a very personal journey that we can relate to through her vivid descriptive, evenly-paced personal style. This work added to my knowledge of the times the author has lived through. It was my pleasure to read this hard to put down work.
—Tye Ellinwood—Author of Fringes of Change..

Personal stories are often lost in the history books. Astrid creatively guides us through her childhood experiences during World War II Germany. This is followed by her immigration to the United States in 1960 and her new life in New York and vibrant San Francisco. Reading her book, I feel part of her life and a closer friendship.
—John B.

Astrid’s formative years were forever stamped with the atrocities and deprivations Hitler wreaked on his fellow Germans and the world. When she arrived in the United States at age 22, she thought those years of totalitarianism were in the past. In this compelling memoir, the reader is presented with uncomfortable truths of the damage a psychopathic leader can inflict on his countrymen in 2020 America.
—Susan H.