Aurora: An Alabama School Teacher in Germany Struggles to Keep Her Children During WWII After She Discovers Her Husband Is a German Spy - Hardcover

Ritter, Kf

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1413486142 ISBN 13: 9781413486148

Publisher: Xlibris, 2006

Synopsis

"Aurora" is the story of a young school teacher from rural Alabama who ventured to New York where she fell in love with a romantic, young gentleman from old German aristocracy. They marry, have two children, and take a steamer to Germany. In Germany Aurora discovers she is married to an agent engaged in espionage against her country. After a difficult divorce, she gains custody of her children and reestablishes herself within the employment of the American Consulate in Hamburg. In 1941, when the Consulate expelled all employees prior to the U.S. declaration of war against Germany, Aurora leaves for Portugal via Frankfurt with her two children. In route, she is confronted by Gestapo agents and her children are abducted. She returns to Hamburg to fight for the return of her children. With the assistance of a Nazi friend, she locates her children and remains in Hamburg until July 1943 when her home was totally destroyed by the fire storm that killed nearly 45,000 civilians and reduced most of the city to rubble. Aurora's memoir recounts struggles to keep her children and survive the bombardment during Operation Gomorrah.

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About the Author

K. F. Ritter was born in New York City but spent her early childhood in Germany under siege during WW II. After the war, she returned to the United States with her mother and brother and settled in Tallahassee, FL. She received her B.S. from Florida S

Edition details

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1413486142
• ISBN 13: 9781413486148
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212