| ISBN # 978-0-9748869-0-4 previously 10 digit # 0-9748869-0-4 |
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Mutti’s War is based on the true story of
Regina Wolff, a rather delicate young German mother who is forced to
smuggle her three small boys out of East Prussia when the Russians
surround it in 1944.
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Though the story takes place during the years of
World War II, Regina could just as easily have walked off the
six-o-clock news. Whenever there’s a war, it’s the warrior
about whom stories are written. But it’s the woman left behind
who must find strength to protect and reunite her family when the
battles are over. |
Regina begins as a privileged, but politically
naïve young woman who trusts her adored husband to make all
decisions for the family, in the custom of Europe in the 1930’s
and 40’s. But by 1944, Regina must defy Nazi authority and
subject herself and her children to a dangerous trek across war-torn
Europe in her attempt to survive and find her missing husband. |
Alone, Regina must achieve political and emotional
awakening and learn to make life and death decisions in spite of their
painful consequences. This is a novel of survival under disastrous
conditions, and Regina’s courage is an inspiring story for all
ages. Though most have read of what Hitler did to the Jews, the POWS,
the gypsies, we’ve never known what he was doing to his own
people. This story from behind the enemy’s lines shows us an
additional historic view of the war that shaped the 20th Century. |
This
book has been chosen for a literature class taught at the United States
Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. It is used to impress on cadets
the many different kinds of courage.
A recent review in The Midwest Book Review called Mutti's War
"A vivid, unforgettable story of courage and determination...
told with fluid dialogue and heart-rending detail."
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