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Don't say anything to anybody : a German World War II girlhood /

Title

Don't say anything to anybody : a German World War II girlhood / Brigitte Z. Yearman with Anika Hanisch.

Author

Yearman, Brigitte Z.,

Publication

Bozeman, MT : Third Path, [2017]
©2017

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Additional Authors

Hanisch, Anika,

Description

293 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm

Summary

"Young Brigitte knows nothing of the politics of war. All she knows is that the conflict has separated her from her family and taken her father away to fight. When her hometown becomes a bombing target, Brigitte is transported to the rural town of Seidel. Her foster family openly opposes the Nazi regime, but when the war ends, that isn't enough to save them from new troubles brought by Allied troops. Russian soldiers and Polish settlers occupy Seidel, and Brigitte and her foster family are forced to leave. As refugees they embark on a harrowing life-or-death journey to safety in West Germany. Brigitte is determined to find and restore whatever is left of her biological family. That quest will forever change her understanding of home, peace, and personal identity. This tale of courage and compassion tells a poignant story about a resilient and resourceful girl coming of age during extremely troubled times. Along the way, she must learn to balance her longing for restoration with an acknowledgment that some wounds never heal."--Back cover.

Alternative Title

Do not say anything to anybody, a German World War Two girlhood

Subject

Genre/Form

Autobiographies.
Biography.
History.
Personal narratives – German.

ISBN

9780692891216
0692891218

LCCN

2017907577

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library