Renatle, Mosaic of Life, tells Renate Mousseux's true story of courage, perseverance, and survival against seemingly insurmountable obstacles. As a toddler Renate survives the bombing attack on Freiburg, Germany, leaving her house and property in ashes. The family is evacuated for three years to a small village in the Black Forest. Renate is barely five years old when her mother dies from war injuries. Immediately thereafter her French father abandons her. Her aunt adopts the orphan and raises her. Renate enjoys a frugal but happy childhood. After her studies for a teacher's degree, she...