This book contains stories about the life of a young WWII refugee from Southeast Germany who with her parents barely escaped capture, or even death, by the fiercely fighting Russian troops who were destroying towns on their way to defeat Germany. The cannon shots were already heard from the outskirts of town. There was talk that there would only be one more train leaving west-ward to carry passengers to the safety of central Germany and then the station would shut down. They were able to board the overcrowded train and head for central Germany, which was already overcrowded. They found...