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Finding Home: A War Child's Journey to Peace
Finding Home A War Child's Journey to Peace Author:Frank Oberle Franz (Frank) Oberle was only nine years old when his family was relocated to Poland at the beginning of the war. He was then taken from his parents and placed in Hitler?s Nazi youth indoctrination program. He later fled the Russian advance and, surviving on grass and stolen eggs, walked the 800 kilometres to his ancestral village on the edge of... more » the Black Forest?only to be rejected by his remaining family. The enterprising Franz found a way to survive, and at 19, yearning for a life far away from the disillusionment and betrayal of the Fatherland, he set off for Canada, planning to send for his sweetheart when he was able to provide for her. Their life together in British Columbia was one of tragedy and pure joy, hard work and hard times, failure and triumph. Rich in detail, drama, and humour, this is a love story, an inspirational saga, and a book that sings the song of the Canadian immigrant.« less