nightmare that was Germany in the war years. Grace's father survived Stalingrad and the Russian POW camps which makes him part of the lucky 1/3 who survived (although I've heard that the of the survivors of Stalingrad its more like 1/10th) and still believes the whole thing. Grace is embarassed but quiet about it. Her best friend is Jewish.
Dagmar's are a lovely tiny couple about 5'1 and 5'4 respectively. He was young and was in an apprenticeship program when the War broke out, ultimately he was part of the Eisenbahntruppe, the guys that fixed the railway trains, tracks, and engines. He, too, was captured but was kept alive because he was useful in keeping the trains running. She is a lovely woman, but she wanted me to sympathize with the fact that her part of East Prussia was taken over by the Soviet Union. I ducked the question, but No I don't think it a terrible thing, I think the Germans who followed Hitler so willingly got what they deserved, except for the rape part on the part of the Russians. Dagmar still doesn't know if that happened to her mother, and won't ask. She doesn't want to bring back any bad memories. Dagmar, born post war in Germany but raised in Montreal Canada, was really irritated by the 50th Anniversary Celebrations over the defeat of Germany.
I haven't probed Katy's situation yet.
DeNial is more than just a river in Egypt.
Rob