Aamie's War Women and Children on the German Homefront An Autobiographical Novel by Marga Dieter From iUNIVERSE PRESS Bombs, destruction and emotional devastation form the backdrop for Aamie's childhood on the homefront in Germany during World War II. What might seem crushing to most little girls is just everyday life for her. In a neighborhood where the walls are plastered with posters proclaiming "THE ENEMY IS ALWAYS LISTENING!" and people live by the secrets they keep, any revelation of her mother's sentiments against the Nazis is a danger to her family's very survival. She never knew her father, who was captured as a POW from the Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine, until she was nine years old. Yet Aamie, with her two teenage brothers and the support of her Greek chorus of celluloid dolls, ponders and overcomes these obstacles with an irrepressible tom-boy spirit. "Captures the heart and mind. . ." Joan Ecklein, Former Co-Chair of the Boston Chapter Women's International League for Peace and Freedom "Profoundly moving. . . I couldn't put it down!" Zella Brown, Cofounder of One By One Jewish German Reconciliation Through Dialogue "A compelling and sensitive personal account, at times charming and tender, at times grimly upsetting. . . Honest, painful and necessary, this book offers an important perspective rarely read in America." Lawrence Lowenthal, Director of the New England Region American Jewish Committee "These poignant experiences of an innocent, bright and lively young girl, acutely remembered by an adult woman, and told with sensitivity and a wonderful sense of drama, will fill the void left by the silent generation of Germany's war children." Barbara Eskin, Moderator of the German Book Club Goethe Institute, Boston Add AAMIE'S WAR To Your Shopping Cart -- $14.95 (Secure Encrypted Ordering) MARGA DIETER Talks About AAMIE'S WAR: I was born in Germany at the beginning of World War II. My ears are tuned and my body springs to hyper-alert at the very first signal of danger. I cannot turn it off. Such is the legacy of a childhood on the home front. After I grew up and realized that I was German in a Post-Holocaust world, I tried to understand, to make it make sense. But shame and guilt had their way with me. It wasn’t until I had a chance to participate in Jewish German dialogue that I found compassion. Of course for the Jews--but shockingly, to me, also for the Germans. “Tell us more about growing up in the war!” urged the Jewish voices from the other side of our circle. It took years of sharing stories before we related to each other as human beings; before our dire and divisive legacy could be transformed, albeit not altered, but accepted and mourned. It is in this context that my adult is giving voice to the the “felt sense” of my inner child, a child of war. Marga Dieter, June 2007 SPECIAL WEBSITE OFFER! - If you would like your copy of AAMIE'S WAR personally signed to you by the author, please select this button only. These books will be mailed directly from the author. (Secure Encrypted Ordering) $14.95 -- Click Button Above For Signed Copy, Mailed Directly From Author PREVIEW - Click here to read the exciting Prologue of AAMIE'S WAR BOOK CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS - Click here for Special Offer!