Cindy was raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where her childhood was filled with sunshine, beaches, and the simplicity of small-town 1960s life. As the world changed around her, she grew from a shy teenager into a young woman facing challenges far bigger than her years.
Her journey took her from Florida to Georgia, and eventually across the Atlantic to Germany as the wife of a U.S. soldier. Through every chapter of her life — storms, fear, heartbreak, love, motherhood, and history unfolding in real time — Cindy learned the quiet strength of resilience.
Today, she writes to preserve the memories of a decade that shaped her — and millions of others — through stories that are honest, heartfelt, and unmistakably human.
This was fasinating to read since I too was about that age when this happened. It was a very scary time and so nice to hear from anothers perspective. Definately 5 star quality!
Excellent quick read full of vivid details that make you feel like you lived through this voyage and subsequent harrowing experience. I plan to buy more books and give them as stocking stuffers since it's such a quick and interesting read. I hope that the author decides to write more books so we can also live through the 50s, 70s, 80s, and 90s through her eyes!
I went to high school with the author and thus lived through the same profound political events. This book presented a flashback to that time, while describing her own parallel journey of falling in love and moving to Germany while her husband served in the Armed Forces. The experience provided her with unique challenges, which she describes with honesty and a sense of innocence. It left me wanting for more!
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