When the Walls Have Ears

Ruth Hampel

ISBN 10: 0648405621 / ISBN 13: 9780648405627

Published by Real Film And Publishing Apr 2019, 2019

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Neuware - Ruth Hampel was born in Chemnitz, Germany in 1930. Devoted communists, her family moved to Leningrad to participate in the creation of a workers paradise . When her much-loved father disappeared during the Great Purge and her mother was falsely accused of treason, Ruth s life fell into turmoil. Branded a traitor at the age of six, Ruth managed to survive, despite the ongoing threats of Stalinism, Nazism and starvation. In her remarkable memoir, Ruth shares what it means to be a member of Stalin s lost generation , and how finding love helped her overcome a childhood steeped in fear and sorrow.Ruth Hampel was born in Chemnitz, Germany in 1930. Devoted communists, her family moved to Leningrad to participate in the creation of a workers paradise . When her much-loved father disappeared during the Great Purge and her mother was falsely accused of treason, Ruth s life fell into turmoil. Branded a traitor at the age of six, Ruth managed to survive, despite the ongoing threats of Stalinism, Nazism and starvation. In her remarkable memoir, Ruth shares what it means to be a member of Stalin s lost generation , and how finding love helped her overcome a childhood steeped in fear and sorrow.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When the Walls Have Ears
• Publisher: Real Film And Publishing Apr 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0648405621
• ISBN 13: 9780648405627
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 19D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 693 grams

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Synopsis

Ruth Hampel was born in Chemnitz, Germany in 1930. Devoted communists, her family moved to Leningrad to participate in the creation of a 'workers paradise'. When her much-loved father disappeared during the Great Purge and her mother was falsely accused of treason, Ruth's life fell into turmoil. Branded a traitor at the age of six, Ruth managed to survive, despite the ongoing threats of Stalinism, Nazism and starvation. In her remarkable memoir, Ruth shares what it means to be a member of 'Stalin's lost generation', and how finding love helped her overcome a childhood steeped in fear and sorrow.Ruth Hampel was born in Chemnitz, Germany in 1930. Devoted communists, her family moved to Leningrad to participate in the creation of a 'workers paradise'. When her much-loved father disappeared during the Great Purge and her mother was falsely accused of treason, Ruth's life fell into turmoil. Branded a traitor at the age of six, Ruth managed to survive, despite the ongoing threats of Stalinism, Nazism and starvation. In her remarkable memoir, Ruth shares what it means to be a member of 'Stalin's lost generation', and how finding love helped her overcome a childhood steeped in fear and sorrow.