Just Don't Turn Around...
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: September 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781425776848
Subjects: Biography: general; General; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography / Autobiography
First sentence: That Monday started like any other Monday before it. The alarm clock rang at about 5:30. I had a quick shower and breakfast. An early morning look out the window warmed my soul a bit. A few small trees that were edging a tediously grey street and the parking lot across the street seemed to wake and spring to life. It was the middle of May and fresh green leaves invited a flock of the town’s sparrows. Chirping over each other, the two biggest males could not come to an agreement over which one was the most beautiful and deserved the attention of all sparrow princesses. I was standing at the window, holding the cup with both hands and drinking a slowly cooling tea.
Description: Yan surrenders his hope for a better life in Czechoslovakia after a few final brushes with the oppressive and controlling communist rule and decides to leave the country for good. He secretly assembles a plan and despite her initial reluctance his wife Nora follows him. The small family of four sneaks out and ends up in a refugee camp in Austria while waiting for US residence green cards. After coming to the USA they all rebuild their life from scratch just by holding on to their principle, that hard work must be rewarded. Yan’s life long dream of freedom becomes a reality.