Laughter Wasn't Rationed : A Personal Journey Through Germany's World Wars and Postwar Years
My life has been enriched by the book. Dorothea ... speaks for all of us who lived through this period of history. Through the genuine recount of her personal life, and her perfect knowledge of historical facts, she conveys events, feelings and emotions with great precision. And it is her indestructible sense of humor which made her a survivor. --Dr. Marianne Bouvier, Executive Director, Institute for German American RelationsThis poignant recollection reads like a novel. What happened to middle and upper-class Germans may come as a surprise to many. --The Mount Vernon Gazette.Dorothea's life is almost the history of the 20th century ... a must read for anyone like me, a World War II history buff. [She] has to be one of the few persons alive who has lived in Germany through both world wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War and the building of the Berlin Wall. --Don Snider, The Star Newspapers