Astrida's memoirs begin with tales of a happy childhood on her family's farm in the small Northeastern European country of Latvia. Suddenly forced to flee from the Russians at the end of WW II, her life and the lives of so many others, take an unexpected turn. In this book, she attempts to recall and relive the past, examining events and circumstances that eventually lead her to a new life in the United States. Astrida not only gives us insight into...