About the book
Fleeing the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, Corporal Meyer returns home to Pysznica to rejoin his family. Miriam, a young woman traveling with her family, stops in Pysznica to take care of her ill father. Meyer and Miriam meet, and their love for each other blossoms despite the hardships of war.
Based on a true story
The story of Miriam and Meyer was inspired by my actual parents, Miriam and Meyer Messing. The stories told in this novel were based on the stories they told me as I grew up as a child of holocaust survivors. Their love was real as were their struggles to survive and the loss of family and friends.
The Setting
On September 1, 1939, the all-powerful German army invaded Poland with lightning speed that became known as the Blitzkrieg.