Journey To Freedom

         Journey to Freedom won the  Eudora Welty Memorial Award  in the National League of American Pen Women's nationwide fiction writing contest.


   Set in war-torn of 1944, Journey to Freedom takes the reader inside the world of a young woman who becomes the victim of Hitlers Racial Laws.  Juliet Nestor, daughter of an Aryan father and a Jewish mother, is classified a Mischling and no longer considered a German citizen.  Deportation to a Labor Camp looms over her.

            Her search for a refuge takes her to rural and .  On her adventurous journey she falls in love with a young German officer.  A bittersweet love story ensues.  Two strong Polish women, Vera and Olga, along with Paulie, a vulnerable little boy, befriend Juliet and help her to overcome the tragic events she ultimately has to face.

            The turbulent last months of WWII take Juliet back to . In a small Bavarian town she experiences the final days of s brutal regime.  Peace signifies a new and exciting beginning, but for Juliet Nestor there are still hurdles to overcome and deep emotional wounds to heal.  Surprises unfold that will mesmerize the reader.