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Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall
By Willner, Nina
- ISBN
- 9780062410313 9780062410337
- Publisher
- Morrow
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Starred Review on September 15, 2016 | Social Sciences
Written by the first female U.S. Army intelligence officer during Cold War operations, this gripping book details Willner's family's experience during the post-World War II conflict. As a little girl, Willner's mother, Hanna, would explain that her grandparents lived behind a "curtain" in East Berlin. Telling Hanna's story, the author describes how a shove by her grandmother Oma literally landed 17-year-old Hanna i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
