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Something interesting happened recently. Four years ago, I wrote A Lightness in My Soul, a WWII novella about a boy who is taken to the concentration camp, Dachau, by American troops. My friend, Marion, had met an old man in a car repair shop and he’d told her his story as a teen. Despite my ��

As 2024 draws to a close, I realize how grateful I am for you, dear readers, doing what I love doing anyway. Life is at times challenging as we prepare for another surgery for my dear husband, but I have vowed to recognize those things that give me joy.��It’s been a year of ups and ��

In my most successful novel in Germany, When the Skies Rained Freedom, about the post-war period in Berlin and the Berlin Airlift, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, I could add many important details thanks to my eyewitness and survivor, Loni Tiemann. Last week, I had the honor not only of visiting her, but ��

Last weekend I had the pleasure of being interviewed by PEL’s Peter Okonkwo. We spoke about a number of subjects, including my bestselling novella 47 Days and Surviving the Fatherland, my writing career, advice for aspiring writers, dealing with criticism, and much more. I particularly enjoyed meeting Peter who started PEL. He contacted me from ��

The idea of leaving your country and what it does to you has been with me since I left German in January 1987 to spend 30 plus years in the U.S. A sense of feeling lost, of not belonging, of struggling to fit in, missing your family, and searching for friendship accompanied me until my ��

When we moved to Germany six years ago, we had no idea when we would see the U.S. again. The pandemic hit and travel became impossible. Now it’s finally happening. I’m going to visit my old stomping grounds, Bloomington, Ind. for a family and friends visit. And as it happens, a reading at Morgenstern Bookstore, ��

Let’s be clear, without the help of the US in 1948/1949, Berlin may have been lost to the Soviets. Who knows, reunification may not have happened. But let me start at the beginning. A Novel in the Making Since I write in English and German, I always search for subjects that may interest US-American and ��

As most of you know, my husband and I moved to Europe in 2017. I’d spent 30 years in the US and we decided to live abroad to experience new things. Many new things. Meanwhile we have bought a house, not the new construction we had planned, but a farmhouse from 1900 in the West ��

My mother, too, for that matter. I think of and miss my parents every day. As war children they endured terrible hardship. I believe watching another madman bring us to the brink of WWIII would be more than they could bear. I’ve been waiting to share my thoughts because I so struggle with this development, ��

Heute traf endlich das erste Paperback Exemplar meines neuen Romans “Erzwungene Wege�� ein. Es ist immer wieder schön, wenn man nach langen Monaten und viel Einsatz das gute Stück in Händen hält. Mehr zur Geschichte erfahrt Ihr auf der .

Bei LovelyBooks läuft noch bis Samstag, den 25. April 2020, der .��Gewinnt eins von 15 Paperbacks oder ein Ebuch (10 Stück in eurem Lieblingsformat) und macht bei der Leserunde mit. Ihr lest jeweils einen Teil des Buchs und kommentiert dazu. Am Ende hinterlasst Ihr eine Rezension bei LovelyBooks und bei den Online Buchläden. Mehr zum Buch erfahrt Ihr auf der Buchseite.

Dazu gibt es für den einen oder anderen Teilnehmer noch eine kleine Überraschung. Mehr dazu erfahrt ihr im .

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