Author, Tammy Borden, never imagined a personal project to preserve her mother’s memories of growing up under the Nazi regime would turn into a historical novel that’s been embraced by readers around the world. Waltraud: A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany sheds light on how an oppressive regime gains power and how opposition can have dire consequences. Through the years, Tammy recorded her mother’s remarkable life experiences and wove them into a compelling narrative of love, loss, strength, and resistance. Unlike many from that generation, Waltraud didn’t hide the haunting pain of her past. She told her remarkable story, bringing hope and healing to others, including the family of a fallen American soldier an ocean away and 80 years after his tragic death. Hear her story and walk away inspired and empowered to tell your own.
Waltrud: A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany is the February book club selection for “The Larry Meiller Show” on Wisconsin Public Radio.