I was raised in Bavaria but thanks to my father I had a different accent than the local Bavarian. I was singled out for it and queried about my origins almost on a daily basis because I did not fit in linguistically. Refugees from the Sudetenland were occasionally called foreigners and I learned soon what it felt like to be different even when you did not receive discriminatory behaviour.
I was ready to leave for Hamburg, the North where they spoke‘ proper’ German, but to them I was clearly from the South and I wasn’ t quite home there either. Now I live in the UK as a German, half my life spent as a different type of alien.
I have always been confronted with stereotypes and the concept of being different, based on place of birth and language and have examined why neither place nor Nation has managed to make me feel part of it.
Here are some quotes from the six 5 STAR Reviews so far: a marvellous and well-crafted story about the trials and tribulations of one family, about loyalty, about human failings, and the inner strength it takes to get through difficult times.
won’ t be easily or readily forgotten pulls the reader in pulls at our heart strings, and keeps us glued to the page
Would I read it again – Yes Plot – Well organised and developed, keeps you interested Characters – Funny, intriguing, excellently developed Movie Potential – Yes Very easy to read and enjoy