Leslie Maitland is a former reporter with a background in legal affairs and investigative journalism. Her writing delves into complex issues, often exploring the ethical and societal dimensions of her subjects. She brings a deep investigative rigor and meticulous attention to detail to her work, drawing readers into the heart of every narrative. After a distinguished career in journalism, she now dedicates herself to projects that allow for further exploration of nuanced human experiences.
Leslie Maitland erzählt in diesem Buch eine berührende Familiengeschichte. Ihre Mutter Janine wurde 1923 in Freiburg als Kind jüdischer Eltern geboren. 1938 flieht die Familie ins Elsass, dort lernt Janine Roland kennen – beide verlieben sich unsterblich ineinander und schwören sich ewige Treue. Doch Janines Familie wird zur Flucht nach Amerika gezwungen. Jahre später macht sich Janines Tochter Leslie auf die Suche nach Roland, der großen Liebe ihrer Mutter …
Investigative reporter Leslie Maitland grew up enthralled by her mothers accounts of forbidden romance and harrowing flight from the Nazis. Her book is both a journalists vivid depiction of a world at war and a daughters pursuit of a haunting question: what had become of the handsome Frenchman whose picture her mother continued to treasure almost fifty years after they parted? It is a tale of memory that reporting made real and a story of undying love that crosses the borders of time.
This is the second volume of Broadview Press' Historical Sketches series.