Maybe it’s my father’s death that made me think about why I write and what’s important to me in writing my books. With every new generation, the memories of history slip farther into the past and are easily forgotten. With my stories, I want to preserve some of that memory. I also want to highlight …
My father, Günter, the rock of my childhood and the hero of my stories, has passed away at the age of 92. War child, dye maker, wood and metal artist, husband, father, brother, uncle, grandpa and great grandfather – how do you capture a man’s life in words? As a youth, he survived a World …
I spent last weekend with what I love most: historical research. The Museum of German History in Bonn, Germany’s former capital, is a gem to visit, containing historical information beginning with the Third Reich. The displays are a combination of audio, video, images, print, artefacts and more. Whoever put this together really knows how to …
