Author: | Stacey Goldring | ISBN: | 9781469122076 |
Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | November 28, 2005 |
Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
Author: | Stacey Goldring |
ISBN: | 9781469122076 |
Publisher: | Xlibris US |
Publication: | November 28, 2005 |
Imprint: | Xlibris US |
Language: | English |
On Wooden Wheels tells the true story of Carla Nathans Schipper, a Dutch woman who survived the Holocaust by concealing herself and her children. After the war, Carla confronted the emotional aftermath for herself and her daughters, remarried, left Europe for Americaand again escaped concealment by refusing to hide her son, born with Down syndrome in a period when such children were condemned to live in the shadows. On Wooden Wheels moves with force and determination throughout Carlas remarkable life.
On Wooden Wheels tells the true story of Carla Nathans Schipper, a Dutch woman who survived the Holocaust by concealing herself and her children. After the war, Carla confronted the emotional aftermath for herself and her daughters, remarried, left Europe for Americaand again escaped concealment by refusing to hide her son, born with Down syndrome in a period when such children were condemned to live in the shadows. On Wooden Wheels moves with force and determination throughout Carlas remarkable life.