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Title: SOUVENIR (Remembrance)
Author: Joanna McKenna
Category: Biographies & Memoirs Nonfiction Nonfiction
Price: $ 12.50
Language: English
Size: 6 x 9
Number of Pages: 48
ISBN Number: 1-884244-28-9
Publication Date: Dec.2003
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Growing up in a priviledged family in England at the turn of the 20th century,Sylvia Joseph Rousselin lives through the giddy days of the '20's in Paris. She finds love and marriage, but the dark days of World War II tear her small family apart, and she faces danger as the Germans arrest her for her French resistance activities. She survives 2 1/2 terrible years in Ravensbruck concentration camp before being liberated by Allied troups. After a period of recuperation, Sylvia continues to follow her conscience as she works for the UN and UNESCO before retiring to California.
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About the Author:
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In Ohio and California, Joanna McKenna worked as a secretary for 50 years, surrounded by other people's words. In this, her first book, she is finally able to use her own as she writes about a woman she grew to know and revere. She has written short articles for local and international publications.
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Books can be ordered at:
joanna@mckennasgold.com or through
Volcano Press, Box 270, Volcano, CA 95689
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