As they struggle to stay together as a family and retain their heritage, they rely on each other while learning independence and perseverance. Mother and Grandmother are assigned to cleaning duties at a hospital and Elin is sent to an orphanage. Arriving, they find that all is not as they thought it would be. They spend months trying to find a way to immigrate to England, the land of promise in their eyes. They use any mode of transportation available to arrive in a refugee camp. As Germans and Russians battle over Estonia, Elin and her family are forced to flee the country or be deported to Siberia.
Young Elin, her mother, and grandmother are swept up in the mass exile from Estonia during World War II. The horrors of war are exemplified in this compelling memoir of a young girl and her family. Sandor, “Through Innocent Eyes – The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth,” will be displaying their items and selling their books $20 each – autographed.Ībout: “Into Exile: A Life Story of War and Peace” by Elin T. Gottschalk, “Into Exile: A Life Story of War and Peace,” and Cynthia A.
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