I Can Almost See You

By Russell Cederberg

It was difficult and expensive to immigrate from Europe to America in the early 1900s. Sometimes, it became deadly. The typical emigration from rural Sweden that 15 year old Rachel Josefina Augustsdotter embarked on with her parents and her four siblings quickly developed into a complicated disaster that eventually left Rachel separated from her family and fending for herself in the dangerous environment of New York City in 1910, where every step was dangerous and every choice seemed impossible. Rachel chose to live by faith and not by fear, so a situation that could have ended in tragedy became an opportunity. With miraculous assistance from unlikely strangers, Rachel found a safe haven for shelter, generous assistance in searching for her lost family and an unlikely opportunity to help her succeed in a hostile world.

I Can Almost See You is a first person narration of Rachel's experiences, beginning at age 15 and stretching through two world wars, a deadly global pandemic and the Great Depression. It is the memoirs of a much older Rachel, seasoned with selections from her original diaries and narrates her incredible life that was always filled with challenges, victories and selfless love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H23VC1FM
• ISBN13: 9798197256904
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"