The Lamb of Latvia: Growing Up During Nazi and Soviet Occupation

By Jane Alter Boldenow

Book Overview

In July of 1944 Stalin's troops cross the western border of Russia, into Latvia. Eight-year old Vera and her family attempt to flee from the country but there are no more boats leaving the Baltic coast. The sound of gunfire rings out; men like Papa are being shot. Vera's father knows that he must escape alone, on foot, in the darkness of night. He makes a promise to his daughter: that after the war, when Latvia is free again, he will come home. But after the war the Baltic countries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are forced to become part of the Soviet Union. Can Vera cling to the hope of her father's return, even after an 'iron curtain' separates her country from the rest of the world?In this story the reader accompanies Vera, her brothers, and her mother as they carry on with their lives under the rule of Stalin and his successors. There are moments of sorrow, but also moments of joy; of faintness, but also strength; of harshness, but of love; of despair, but of tenacious hope.Based on a true story of courage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 109799824X
• ISBN13: 9781097998241
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"