Waiting to die... Based on a true story by Sonia Murgatroyd

Waiting to die... Based on a true story by Sonia Murgatroyd

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Waiting to die... Based on a true story by Sonia Murgatroyd

Not many have lived a life like Rosina's. Based on the known facts, this is her story:
When Hitler invades Poland in September 1939, sending shock-waves across Europe, thirteen-year-old Rosina Callens is in Oostende, Belgium, dreaming of becoming an Olympic gymnast.
When the Nazis invade Belgium, Rosina and her family must decide whether to flee to England, or to stay and endure enemy occupation, as they had previously in the Great War.
Most of the family head for England, but German Stukas ensure that not all will make it.
Rosina's is a life of courage and endurance, as she witnesses and survives the terrible horrors of war, before marrying one of her liberators: a Welsh soldier named John Jones.
She moves to Wales full of love and hope, but life will never be easy for those who have suffered so much. She soon realises she is not welcome in John's family; the mental scars of suffering and the anguish of memories plague her, even as she continues to face oppression and depression daily.
Somehow she survives, raising a family and leaving a legacy. This story is part of that legacy
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ISBN 13 9781398451339
ISBN 10 1398451339
Title Waiting to die... Based on a true story
Author Sonia Murgatroyd
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Austin Macauley Publishers
Year published 2022-01-31
Number of pages 296
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.