War memories do not have an age requirement. They force you to mature and give you no choice but to cope with the realities of the world. In this memoir, author Sigrid Jackson tells what it was like being a child of war in East Germany before and after World War II. In "East German Girl, " Jackson describes what it was like to live through the bombing raids, food shortages, diphtheria, communism, and being forced to leave her home with her mother and brother to be relocated to a rural farm. Using personal anecdotes to illustrate how God has worked in her life, Jackson demonstrates the courage...

War memories do not have an age requirement. They force you to mature and give you no choice but to cope with the realities of the world. In this memoir, author Sigrid Jackson tells what it was like being a child of war in East Germany before and after World War II. In "East German Girl, " Jackson describes what it was like to live through the bombing raids, food shortages, diphtheria, communism, and being forced to leave her home with her mother and brother to be relocated to a rural farm. Using personal anecdotes to illustrate how God has worked in her life, Jackson demonstrates the courage...

Pariag Alley takes you into a world of fear, evil spirits, violence, sex in its various forms, insanity, shredded dreams, greed, and death. These are some of the key elements through which the reader comes to understand the inner life of this society, its perils and its promise. This is not to say that there is an absence of hope, generosity, humor, or wisdom here, it's just that forces in this island drama, relentlessly push the opposite way. This story unfolds in the idyllic setting of Arena Island, a fictional Caribbean country. But the white sand, warm sun, palm lined beaches, and...