Hardships and Magic

This episodic memoir of a girls life in Germany throughWorld War II and its aftermath offers vivid descriptions ofthe feelings and experiences of a childs life in tumultuoustimes. Brief, intense memories of the young child are here recalled inthe vocabulary of the adult. Gradually, they turn into longer narrativesas the child grows older. Strung together and interwoven, theybecome a colorful tapestry depicting one familys evolution throughmany hardships as well as periods of beauty and enchantment.