The Red Sash: How growing up in Communist Romania shaped my life

By Ramona Aitken and Ramona Aitken MD

This book describes my coming of age in Communist Romania, a land of austere economics, paltry individual freedoms but chockfull of humor and common sense. It continues with my arriving in America in the mid-nineties, to further my medical education.The red sash refers to the symbol worn by dictator Nicolae Ceausescu during one of his multiple poses, resembling royalty but transcending human decency.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532906706
• ISBN13: 9781532906701
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"