Tong, Marianne

About the Author Marianne was a robust and healthy little German girl until the ravages of World War II took their toll. She barely survived a mysterious illness, terrorizing air raids, and her parents' divorce. While her mother had to work in the war-damaged city, Marianne lived with her grandparents in the Hunsruck village of Macken. When her mother married an American and immigrated to America, Marianne was expected to follow. Her ocean voyage from Italy to New York changed her life into that of a normal American teenager. In a twist of fate, Marianne met a Los Angeles-born Chinese American...