I Will Remember Always: A Historical Novel

By Irene Steinhilber

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WHEN PARADISE FALLS APART?

KATINA AND JOHANN were building a promising future in a tourist town beside the Black Sea.

Unfortunately, the future had a different path as the long shadow of Germany reached across Europe. Adolf Hilter forced the repatriation and relocation of all people of German descent. Caught in the net, they soon found themselves relocated to a newly conquered Poland, but the land was haunted by injustice and cruelty.

Forced to choose between following the dictates of their local German overseers or following their faith, Katina and Johann secretly showed generosity and kindness to the Polish family under their care. They chose to do their best even at their peril.

But the tide began to turn against Germany and Johann was called to serve in the army, leaving Katina to watch over their young family even as the Russians advanced. With the war nearing its end and no chance to escape, Katina and her family were captured and held in a Polish labor camp with other German women and children where they faced the hardships of forced labor, lack of food, and predation from their captors. The darkness threatened to suffocate the dim hope left in their hearts.

But the Polish family did not forget Katina's kindness from the past and saw a daring opportunity to help Katina and her family escape not just the labor camp but Poland itself. But to escape would take all Katina's courage and strength, and the abandonment of the other women and friends in the labor camp. The choice Katina made would haunt her for the rest of her life.

"I Will Remember Always" is a story of heroism and the strength of hope.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BW2SL4F2
• ISBN13: 9798378369416
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"