FORTY AUTUMNS is the story of a family torn apart by the Iron Curtain for more than 40 years. Narrators. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Plot Summary of “Forty Autumns” by Nina Willner. Wahre Verbrechen. I was constantly amazed at the audacity of the ruling class, the ingenious and devious ways they found to keep the common people ignorant and afraid of the rest of the world, and each other. -- William Morrow A few weeks ago, my book club met to discuss FORTY AUTUMNS: A FAMILY'S STORY OF COURAGE AND SURVIVAL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BERLIN WALL by Nina Willner. I really enjoyed the book. In Forty Autumns, Nina recounts her family’s story—five ordinary lives buffeted by circumstances beyond their control. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2020, I enjoyed reading this and it was unbelievable what the people of East Germany went through. Familiarity with the locale is certainly not necessary to enjoy this book but the insight into how people and families have come together, having appeared at one time so firmly divided, is an important message for modern times. She takes us deep into the tumultuous and terrifying world of East Germany under Communist rule, revealing both the cruel reality her relatives endured and her own experiences as an intelligence officer running secret operations behind the Berlin Wall that put her life at risk. Alle Preise inklusive der gesetzlichen Mehrwertsteuer. Im Probemonat genießt du ein Hörerlebnis kostenlos. Unlimited listening on select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts. Good insight into what happened when families were separated by the Berlin wall. Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2017. Du kannst online kündigen – ohne Bindung oder Fristen. Forty Autumns: A Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall Nina Willner. Compact Disc - 978-1-4417-4015-1. An audiobook is a recording that is primarily of the spoken word as opposed to music. It provides an accessible and readable way to teach students about the events of the Cold War, as well as the human cost of the oppressive regime in East Germany. I had access to East Germany through History books, newspaper articles and the news. Born in 1945, I never realized the significance of what was going on in the world beyond my tiny hometown in Indiana. Mondays: Fellow/Attending Presentation – general topics in musculoskeletal imaging with the fellow presenting for the first 20-30 minutes, followed by a radiology attending presenting complementary cases on the topic for 30-40 minutes; Every other Monday morning: hands-on Ultrasound Tutorial with ultrasound attendings present Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall. A fascinating read. Hier beginnt deine fantastische Reise: Entdecke eine Welt voller Abenteuer. In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family—of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall. GEO. In reading it is difficult not to be stirred by the incomprehensibility of intrusive state control of family life nor moved by the power of love in the joy of reunification. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Historical Biographies (Audible Books & Originals), Military & War Biographies (Audible Books & Originals). Genieße dein Hörerlebnis ohne Unterbrechung. In school, I just memorized my way through history tests,thinking history was just stories about whiskered old dead guys. Having just visited the amazing city of Berlin, I have become a little obsessed with the history of the place. Author Nina Willner's mother Hannah defected from East Germany when she was 20 years old, leaving behind her parents and seven siblings. The Second World War has wound to a close. Forty Autumns captures the experience of the Cold War in East Germany and the United States, told through the eyes of one family. Perhaps life can return to normal. Auch offline. I like books, A gripping and highly detailed account of this difficult time, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2019. Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2016. l got this book in the mail on Tuesday and had to call in sick the next day because I couldn't put it down. I read Forty Autumns shortly after returning from a first trip to Berlin. I just finished reading your book "Forty Autumns". Danach suchst du dir für 9,95 € pro Monat einen Titel aus. Nichts ist so finster wie die menschliche Psyche – wagst du einen Blick in den Abgrund? I highly recommend this book from a historical standpoint and from reading how one family lived during the communist regeime, how totally cut off from the world they were. Der P.M.-Podcast. An excellent book that tells us what life was like on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, starting at the end of WWII and finishing with a reunified Germany. The book was well written, well paced and Ms. Willner's voice was fresh and unique. Nina Willner talked about her book [Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall], in which she recalls … In Forty Autumns, Nina Willner recounts the history of three generations of her family - mothers, sisters, daughters and cousins - separated by forty years of Soviet rule, and reunited after the fall of the Berlin Wall.. 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