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Contents

Preface
Introduction
My Childhood
War Gets Real for a Teenager
High School Ends but the War Goes On
College in Wartime - Occupied by Germans & Russians
The Bombs Don't Stop for Appendectomies
College Under American & French Occupation After the War
Coming Home and Becoming the Enemy
Falling in Love with a Knight
Eloping, Escaping and the Honeymoon in Jail
Pregnancy, In-Laws, Deportation and Giving Birth
Living & Loving through Illness, Poverty & Another Pregnancy
Revolution, Escape & Refugee Camps in Austria
We're Going to America but It's not What We Expected
A Scholarship to Rutgers - Plus Work - Plus Kids
It's Not Easy for Immigrants but It Looks Like We'll Make It!
Finally Retired, Traveling & Enjoying Life
Tragedies and Love Never Cease
Dad's Past and Family
Stories From Bradenton and Georgia
Our 50th Wedding Anniversary - Love Never Ends
The Unexpected Death of My Knight - The Darkest Days of My Life
Dad's Past and Family - continued
Epilogue
A Fellow Passenger
Listen to My Story
Cycle Scene Magazine Article

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Preface

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My narrative of our lives is not a historical essay, nor a fictional story, nor a strict listing of past events. It is written the way I remember it today, as close to the objective truth as my memory allows. It is colored by my impressions and feelings of the past, and by the mood of the day in which it was written. It is, however, always scripted with love, acceptance, and peace in my heart. I hope you will read it and accept it the same way.

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