A Berliner: from Innocence to Shame

A Berliner, from innocence to Shame provides an intimate insight into the daily life of a German woman coming of age in Nazi Germany. Eighteen-year-old Greta Kunstmann discovers the Nazis' brutal nature when her beloved Ludwig is forced to flee Berlin in 1933.

A few years later, Greta marries FRANZ DAHL, a charming theatrical actor. In no time, her life is marked by disappointment. Everythig changes when Franz leaves without his family to take an acting role in another city, a move that keeps him out of conscription for a while.

Sheltered as a child, Greta must now confront the hardships of wartime. For the sake of her three children, she must find the courage to live a normal life, relying on hope and inner strength. Powerless to cope with regular bomb attacks, she goes with her children to her parents in Lübben (Spreewald) to find refuge.

With the Red Army advancing toward Spreewald, Franz does the unthinkable. He deserts the army and runs off though the forest with his family. But his strategy turns into fiasco. Terrified of the Siberian labor camps, Greta becomes the driving force in their perilous journey.

A Berliner: from innocence to Shame is a tale of love, courage, survival and guilt Greta's personal guilt.

Born and raised in Québec, Canada, Hélène currently lives in Mexico with her husband. She shares her time between Lake Chapala and Huatulco with occosianal visits to Quebec and Germany.

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