Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall

by Nina Willner

Book Overview

In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family--of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Forty Autumns makes visceral the pain and longing of one family forced to live apart in a world divided by two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062410326
• ISBN13: 9780062410320
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Don’t miss this incredible story!

I admit I did not know much about West and East Germany except for President Reagan’s call to tear down the Wall. This family’s story will reveal some very sad things but show the strength of love and a determination to survive any circumstances. Very well written book by one family member.