Running from Home (Paperback)
- A Memoir

Beskrivelser af Running from Home

Forlagets beskrivelse

This is the memoir of a woman who spent her childhood hiding from the Nazis. This book relates her experiences during the war in Europe and of her move to America in 1945, as well as exploring the emotional aftermath of these events in her life. illustrations

Bibliotekernes beskrivelse

Running from Home chronicles Rita's flight from the Nazis as it was perceived by a young child. The sense of bewilderment, loss of home, and suffering from hunger and cold create an indelible mark upon her mind and do not leave when she eventually comes to America. Raised in different cultures, she never feels at home but is always the outsider, trying to reconcile her old life and experiences with her new surroundings. Her youth and adolescence are assaulted by the demons that have been imprinted on her young brain. Furthermore, Rita's father suffers from his own demons: financial insecurity, disenfranchisement, and constant poverty serve to reestablish her old fears and sense of loss. For Rita, the war is not over when the peace treaties have been signed. For more information, please see www.ritabross.com.