Review: Outstanding family saga! Great history!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2014
What fascinated me most about this book is that it is based on a true story of writer Dorothea Shefer-Vanson's family history. The saga of the van Dornbach family is told by the writer in a style that is reminiscent  of the American classic, “Gone With The Wind”.“Time Out of Joint : The Fate of a Family” is written in the same expansive manner, befitting a tale that begins in 1924 and spreads over a period of several decades, about a unique family that lived through the most tumultuous period in history.I found the recollection of life in Europe most fascinating. Millions of lives were affected by the events of the decades between the two World Wars, and we get to learn about such an important part of our history through the trials and tribulations of a single family.I just loved the book, and kudos to the writer for having crafted such a brilliant book.