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Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s memoir follows her and her German‑born parents as they leave New Jersey for Germany during the Great Depression, only to find themselves stranded there when war erupts. From age nine through 1939‑1946, Eleanor narrates the daily trials of living in Nazi Germany: family displacements, scarcity, illness, Allied bombings, and the final siege of Berlin. She balances the need to adapt to her surroundings while preserving her American identity, ultimately discovering resilience, hope, and self‑awareness amid the conflict.
Garner’s honest, intimate account offers a poignant window into the civilian experience of war and the complexities of nationality during a turbulent era, resonating with both young and older readers.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Eleanor Ramrath Garner
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