Böcker av Lisa M Hutchison

Bertha: Shine Like the Dawn is the true story of Bertha, the author's great-grandmother, born into relative wealth and comfort in 1860 Germany, orphaned as a baby, and begrudgingly raised by two sets of grandparents.Violated by her uncle at seventeen, Bertha becomes pregnant and is quickly married off to a man beneath her standing. After enduring years of domestic violence and forced pregnancies, she finally walks away with four young children and with only her grandmother in Berlin for support. Once there, Bertha finds love with a mysterious man-but will it last?Bertha, who lives through the turn of the century, the sinking of the Titanic, the First World War, the Spanish Flu, The Great Depression, and the Second World War, accepts whatever life gives her, with courage and passion, but most of all with love.This is a tender romance, filled with compassion and many unexpected turns in life. Bertha experiences unbelievable trials, tribulations, and triumphs, as well as great love and great loss. Readers will cheer for her, cry for her, and love with her.

"A true page-turner." --R.L. Read, Former National Awards Chair, Canadian Authors AssociationWhen Charlotte met Albert, the handsome Lufthansa pilot, she was sure their lives together would be nothing but bliss and happiness. Little did she know what was in store for her and her family. It was the 1930s and the clouds of war were gathering all around them. Albert, by now a Major in the Luftwaffe had been deployed to Hitler's private fleet of planes. When WWII broke out Charlotte and Albert's world fell apart. They would endure long separations, the losses of children, their home and eventually their country. This is a family story of epic proportions, a thrilling page turner with incredible twists and turns of fate and destinies; heartbreaking as well as hilariously funny at times.Will Albert and Charlotte survive? Will their love for each other be strong enough? And who is Iron Annie? Be surprised, it is not who you think.Immerse yourself in a true story of an ordinary German family caught up in the horrors of war.