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How could a young Protestant woman in war-torn Germany in the 1940s fall in love with both a naval captain in the Third Reich, and a Jewish-American counterintelligence officer? Ruth Pein was not concerned with politics until the war forced her to face the devastating consequences for her homeland and her life, which included her grappling with two very different romantic alliances. In Yesterday Was Not So Long Ago, Ruth tells her story based on the handwritten journals she kept of the events and emotions of growing up in her cherished hometown of Erfurt, and how the choices between love and loyalty meant attempting a daring escape.

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Beautifully written and thoroughly engaging! Peter Michaels, son of Ritchie Boy Rudy Michaels A poignant and illuminating true story of war romance and its grip across time. Riveting. Dr. Miriam Potocky Rafaidus, author of Czechoslovakia's Cold War Refugee Children Many stories out there about the Ritchie Boys, but none get into their lives and families the way this book does. Harris Maslansky, Former Senior Vice President Columbia Pictures, Former President Time-Life Motion Pictures One chapter took me to another and before I knew it, I had finished the entire book. This is a compelling, poignant story that is beautifully written; a wonderful job in taking Ruth's memoirs and adapting them to create such a heart-warming journey for the reader. Early on, I felt the pain of the loss of her first love, but then felt the pure joy of her discovery of love and happiness again. Friend and Fellow Author On one level it's the personal story of a young woman living in Germany during the 1930's and on, but soon it becomes apparent that it is much more, as her life is inexorably suctioned into the tragedy of war. The writer/protagonist apparently kept a rather detailed diary of her life experiences before, during and after WW2, and this more recent compilation by her son, a labor of love no doubt, is very much worth the re-telling, with issues and human emotion easily relevant to contemporary geopolitics. Highly recommended Amazon Review

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