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"In March 1945 Hitler ordered his last propaganda command: send all 15- and 16-year old boys to defend the fatherland. 47 DAYS tells the true story of G©ơnter and Helmut, best friends, who dared to defy and disobey. Without knowing how long the war might continue, they spent 47 harrowing days as fugitives on the run. Being caught meant certain execution. 47 DAYS is an excerpt from the novel, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND--A True Coming-of-age Love Story...
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Inspired by the incredible true story of a German teen taken prisoner at the end of WWII, determined to survive and to reunite with his mother - A Lightness in My Soul is a tribute to the triumph of hope and redemption against all odds.
Germany, October 2019: In a car repair shop an elderly man waits next to a woman. They begin to talk about the Great War, when he was just a teen. He tells her a story, one he has never shared-his own.
Bavaria, April...
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A farm boy's choice to protect his friend, a slave, from a brutal attack forces both on separate journeys: one escapes into war, the other is sold into slavery. Told from alternating viewpoints, one black and one white, Surviving the Fatherland author Annette Oppenlander delivers another stunning historical tale set against the epic backdrop of the American Civil War-a breathtaking examination of the power of hope and friendship, and the endurance...
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