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One woman's moving story of her journey with her mother to find their past and the tragedy that haunts itIn 1937, Edith Westerfeld's parents--before being killed by the Nazis--sent her from Germany to live with relatives in America. Fifty-four years later, Edith decided that it was time to, with her grown daughter Fern, revisit the town she had left so many years before. For Edith the trip was a chance to reconnect and reconcile with her past; for Fern it was a chance to learn what lay behind her mother's silent grief. On their journey, Fern and her mother shared many extraordinary encounters with the townspeople and--more importantly--with one ather, closing the divide that had long stood between them.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books
ISBN-100140286233
ISBN-139780140286236
eBay Product ID (ePID)182965668
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FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBiography: General
AuthorFern Schumer Chapman
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Date of Publication01/04/2001
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographyFern Schumer Chapman, a former reporter for the Chicago Tribune, has taught at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and written for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes magazine, U.S. News & World Report, and many other publications. She lives in the Chicago area.