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Born in war-torn Romania shortly after WWII, the author fled to Israel along with her family, and then they abruptly moved to Canada. She moved to the US at 19, another uprooting in her young life. When she meets the love of her life at a young age, she learns that his family’s history of displacement and survival during the Holocaust parallels her own. As she matures, has children, and her ambitions grow, the author finds an inner strength. Even a shocking family secret learned late in life that might have shattered another person’s worldview, only strengthens her resolve to remain true to herself. Her extraordinary life of dealing with losses and secrets, and finding love, is the subject of this moving memoir.

Born in war-torn Romania shortly after WWII, Ann fled to Israel along with her family, and then they abruptly immigrated to Canada. She moved to the US at 19, another uprooting in her young life. Her extraordinary life of dealing with losses and secrets, and finding love, is the subject of this moving memoir. After putting herself through law school, Ann practiced law for 33 years, most recently in the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. She was elected to the Randolph Township Council and served for several years, one as mayor. She studied at McGill University, Wayne State University, Rutgers University, and Rutgers Law School. She now volunteers at an animal shelter, does pro bono legal work with children at risk for deportation, and spends as much time as she can with her seven grandchildren. She and Herm, her husband of 48 years, raised their three daughters in Randolph, New Jersey and now live in Madison, New Jersey.