alsace (france)

Simone Arnold Liebster shares the story of her youth in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France during the World War II era, discussing her life on the family farm before the war, her persecution by the Nazis for refusing to denounce her faith as a Jehovah's Witness, and her attempts to rebuild her life after the war.

The author, a Jehovah's Witness, describes her family's persecution by the Nazis, discussing her punishments and humiliations by teachers, her reeducation experiences, and the imprisonments of her parents and relatives.