Trapped in East Germany by Carolyn Twede Frank

July 11, 2016 | 0 Comments
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Trapped in East Germany by Carolyn Twede FrankTrapped in East Germany
Author: Carolyn Twede Frank
Genres: General Historical, LDS Historical
Format: eBook, Print
Pages: 304
Date: July 1, 2016
Publisher: Covenant

When the discussion to escape finally came up, Karin was ready.

It is the autumn of 1943, and Karin Graeber is keenly aware of the uneasy tide of change swirling around her. She is not alone—in wartime Berlin, it seems that everyone has been swept up in the frightening transformation of their city.

No more than a child, Karin is far too young to understand the Nazi presence or the drone of air-raid sirens or the absence of her beloved Pappa, a soldier in the German army. But when a bomb destroys their home, Karin is forced to grow up far too soon as her family joins the tens of thousands displaced in the raids on the city. Relying on their faith as Latter-day Saints, Karin and her family begin a journey that will prove the indomitable strength of the human spirit.

What follows is the sweeping narrative of one young girl’s journey through war and beyond—from her childlike observations of World War II in Germany to her changing view of the world as she grows up in a land divided by war. Now, driven by starvation and the perilous existence of refugees, Karin and her family must draw on a deep reservoir of strength and faith to sustain them through the harrowing escape ahead…

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About Carolyn Twede Frank

Carolyn Twede Frank

Carolyn Twede Frank lives in Utah with her husband and teenage daughter, her other four children having fled the nest. She has been writing seriously since 2006. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, garden, sew, and play with her grandson.


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