This is a moving story, told with great passion, about the experiences of a young girl during World War II. It has themes that need to be told to each new generation as we reflect on the conflict from a perspective of 75 years. On the positive side, there is the strength of the human spirit, love of family, and the generosity of strangers. On the reverse, there is the brutality of political dictatorship, the ravages of wartime, and the human barbarity of undisciplined soldiers. As the generation of World War II passes, it is critical they leave behind an account, however painful, of what they witnessed and the lessons to be learned. Robert Neymeyer, Ph.D.