The story ERIKA: STORIES is a unique collection of 16 short stories based on a young German's family true experiences during the war in Berlin. They experience the terrible bombardments and chaos in the city and move to the eastern suburbs near the Oder-Spree canal. Shortly before the arrival of the Russians, they escape to Austria. After the war they move to France and finally to Canada, where Erika's father can resume his medical profession in a prairie town. Through the eyes of their little daughter Erika, we experience these hectic war and postwar times. We see charred buildings, streets...