Well-told story of a teen who lived through Hilter and Stalin's battle for her family's land and her journey to the United States, Kansas, and our county. Excellent read by a wonderful lady who is one of the most positive people one could ever meet (even after all she's been through).

True story told from a different perspective than most other books about that time. Beautiful testimony. Our patrons & all who attended the author visit would give Mildred a 10 star review if possible!

I was hooked from the first chapter. Although mostly narrative, I fell in love with Mildred and her recap of her life. I am so inspired by her faith in God. In spite of her family's and her hardships, they were held together by God, faith, determination, and love for each other. I will definitely recommend this book to all my reader friends! Thank you for sharing your story.

This book is a unique and gripping account to read. As Mildred Schindler Janzen recalls her story, one cannot help but be in awe of the fortitude of the Schindler family during such difficult and life altering times. Moreover, every step that she recounts and every turn that her story takes demonstrates God’s control and grace even in devastating situations.
It was truly a page-turner to learn about the negative impact and fear that Hitler brought upon his own people, and it was heart breaking to read of Mrs. Janzen and many of her people moving from hardship under Hitler into oppression under Stalin’s Soviet army. As historical information weaves through autobiography one gains insight into a time and place of which most are ignorant.
I was constantly amazed at how one grueling circumstance could follow another and yet how each challenge was met with some intervention that kept moving Mrs. Janzen out of persecution and towards salvation. While there is certainly tragedy within these pages, this book is an uplifting story of how God watched over a small girl from the farm. Even more, it is the story of a woman who serves as a positive example of how to encounter hardship, tragedy, and isolation while never losing faith in God and never losing love for people. This truly is an amazing autobiography to read, and I highly recommend it to history buffs, to those who wonder if God is still there in tragic times, and to those in need of a positive and uplifting female example.