auf Wiedersehen - Softcover

Ocker, Christa Holder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193551427X ISBN 13: 9781935514275

Publisher: Plainview Press, 2009

Synopsis

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. . . dramatic, tender, funny, frightening, earthy, quirky, wise and heart-warming. The tale of young Christa and her family as they leave a comfortable home to become penniless immigrants in their quest to survive the collapse of the Third Reich and flee the horrors that it has unleashed, opens up to universal themes of suffering, loss, love and hope.

MICHAEL JOSEPH
Rutgers University Rare Book Librarian
Instructor of Childeren's Literature

Auf Wiedersehen reveals the sacrifices and hopes of one German family in Christa's remarkable voice.

NANCY MANDELL
Retired English Professor

. . . a beautifully told story about holding on to the essential goodness of life while having to say auf Wiedersehen to home, friends, and loved ones during WWII in Germany. Christa the young girl telling the story of her indomitable German family on the run, has the spirit to soar like a bird despite shocking deprivations and losses. Her story can inspire in readers a joyous enthusiasm for living.

NANCY HULL KEARING, Artist
New York State Council on the Arts, Curator & Exhibition Designer
Member of the Bauhaus Group in Germany

About this title

About the Author:

Christa Holder Ocker is a NY Times #1 Best Selling contributing author. Her stories have been featured in Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul, Pre-teen Soul, Unsinkable Soul Sister's Soul, Hooked on Hckey, Devotional Stories for Tough Times, and Miraculous Messages from Heaven. She began to write short stories after years of domestic doldrums. Her story, "Merry Christmas, My friend," translated in many languages, was adapted for TV and starred Mickey Rooney. She loves writing, sailing, skiing, and frolicking with her 12 incredible grandchildren. Ocker's memoir auf Wiedersehen: WWll Through The Eyes of A German Girl is her latest work, published by Plain View Press, the Kindle edition published by Rogue Phoenix Press. Q and A with Christa Holder Ocker Why did you write this book? Throughout the years I have been asked What was it like growing up in Nazi Germany? With countless others of my generation, I shared the guilt of the holocaust and evaded this question for a very long time. But when an ex-Nazi youth became our pope, I decided it was time for me to acknowledge the past. If you were lecturing about your life and book to a Jewish audience what would you most like to say to them? Only love can conquer all. I say this with conviction, because my oldest son married an Israeli girl, whose father is the only survivor of his family in the holocaust. And now we share in the love of our grandchildren who are raised Jewish. How did your childhood in Germany shape your adult life? I believe I am totally aware of the necessity to speak up, to act, when things are not right. This does not always make me popular, but it is a trait I consider essential to my happiness. Your stories are incredibly vibrant, did you keep a journal or is your memory that keen? Once I started writing, once the floodgates were opened, the memories were vivid and close.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plainview Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 193551427X
• ISBN 13: 9781935514275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146