Dangerous Spring Author:Margot Benary-Isbert, James Kirkup (Translator) Set during the last days of WWII and the beginning of the American occupation. The story of nearly 17 years old Karin Lorenz's love for the young dedicated minister, Pastor Helmut Lobelius, during those dangerous days. — "The historical events in this book are based on my own and my husband's diaries of this period. This is exactly h... more »ow we lived through the last days of the war. So, as an historical document, it has the positive truth of personal experience, along with the possible bias of personal feelings. The story, however, and the characters are entirely fictional." --Benary-Isbert