Refugee (e-book) (used book) | Reece Pocock | bookbook.eu

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A sensitive, emotional-driven tale by and an excellent writer - said Enas Book Review.Stands out and stays with you long after you've done reading - said Book Tweet.Story of survival and healing in the land of the enemy - said crime writer Peter MulraneyWW2 changed the world, but most of all, it changed Rolf, Bill, and Elaine who were victims of the carnage.Somehow they had to learn to love again when they came home. In this gripping family saga, we see redemption as wounded soldiers survived the war.The men who returned from war were scarred. Their physical wounds healed, but their mental scars remained. The women who were left behind without their loved ones had to learn to cope with a life without their men. WW2 dramatically affected the lives of German soldier Rolf Krieger after his family is wiped out at the nightmare in Dresden. Australian soldier Bill Kelly returns home wounded and racked with disease. Bill's sister Elaine Forman lost her husband in New Guinea. They all met after the war and tried to get on with their lives, but memories of the trauma they suffered came back and haunted them. The past intruded into the present as if the war had never ended. Rolf married Bill's sister after a torrid love affair, but soon after he discovered the devastating truth about Bill's war record. The consequences placed the two men's lives in jeopardy. Danger threatened families, marriages, friendships, and relationships