Welcome to the book tour for A Dream of Democracy by Helmut Siewert and Cheryl Bartlam du Bois!
A Dream of Democracy
Publication Date: April 25th, 2022
Genre: Historical Fiction/ WW2
A DREAM OF DEMOCRACY is a ten-year-old boy’s escape from the Russian invasion of East Prussia at the end of WWII in January 1945. With his mother and sister aboard his aunt’s horse-drawn wagon, they fled with thousands of refugees from the barbaric Red Army. Since Hitler and the German Army failed to evacuate or protect German civilians on the Eastern-Front, they ran for their lives on the wagon train west with Russians soldiers on their heels who were determined to seek revenge from Hitler’s previous invasion of Russia–pillaging as they went, raping women of all ages and killing the men and boys.
Rating & Review
5 out of 5
Having read my grandmother’s accounts of trying to survive and eventually flee the Russians after they invaded, I was curious to see another’s story, which while starting in a different country, turned out to be consistent with many things I had read before. This story, however, was fascinating in its own way, and very emotional. A young boy and his family trying to get from war and its horrors to safety and a country where they can be free to live, this book has moments that will make you tear up, and ones that will make you hold your breath. There are some times that made me smile, and although this book is about survival, it is also about thriving against the odds in the end. Highly recommend.
Available on Amazon
About the Authors
Helmut Siewert was born in East Prussia in 1934 and survived the Russian invasion at the end of WWII at the age of 10. He emigrated to America where he became a successful businessman. He now lives in Florida with his third wife after his second wife died.
Cheryl du Bois is a writer and screenwriting instructor who has written many books and screenplays during her career. She has a BFA from VCU and took graduate courses at UCLA and AFI in film and writing. She lives in Florida, where she writes fulltime.
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