Karel The Lone Wolf Howls - Softcover

Sokol, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439227985 ISBN 13: 9781439227985

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

This inspiring journey of a mother and son through war and beyond will challenge your beliefs about life’s true purpose, finally revealing the one, simple secret that contains every answer. Karel’s father is a Catholic and his teen mother, Nadia, is a Jew. WWII separates them and Nadia is caught in the agony of the Holocaust. On life-altering paths, their faith and humanity are tested and each forges different beliefs and relationships out of their struggles to survive. They face life’s most troubling questions. Can violence really save, and true peace be born of war? Or, must good always conquer evil first on the battlefield of the heart and mind? And, where is God in all of this? As victims and then as pro-active participants, they are transformed by an unseen hand and guided toward a common goal where new life can begin. Fall into the depths of despair and then be joyously uplifted by sharing their odyssey, as love meets the challenges of separation and oppression.

About this title

About the Author

Joseph Sokol is the pen name for the collaboration of two friends. The first friend’s life began in Kosice, Czechoslovakia where this book begins. As a teen in Germany, he experienced constant bombing and witnessed the deaths of many civilians during WWII. After being sent to an International Refugee Organization (IRO) camp near Naples, Italy after the war, he was finally able to immigrate to Australia and then to the US, where he eventually retired from a successful career as a builder/developer. Today, he suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. He wrote the semi-autobiographical and provocative story for this book over a fifteen-year period prior to contracting his illness. He does not remember where he got the idea for the book or why he decided to write it. He approached his long time friend, Tom Peters, to write the manuscript. Joseph’s life experiences in Czechoslovakia and Germany during WWII and Tom’s background as a social activist helped to mold the book’s themes into a populist, civilian perspective on war, politics, religion and the indestructible love of a mother and son for each other.

Edition details

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1439227985
• ISBN 13: 9781439227985
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 382