{"product_id":"my-dear-boy-a-world-war-ii-story-of-escape-exile-and-revelation-paperback","title":"My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanie Holzer Schirm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the death of Joanie Holzer Schirm's parents in 2000, she found hundreds of letters, held together by rusted paperclips and stamped with censor marks, sent from Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, China, and South and North America, along with journals, vintage film, taped interviews, and photographs. As she worked through these materials documenting the life of her father, Oswald \"Valdik\" Holzer, she learned of her family history and his remarkable experiences of exile and loss, resilience and hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this posthumous memoir, Schirm elegantly re-creates her father's youthful voice as he comes of age as a Jew in interwar Prague, escapes from a Nazi-held army unit, practices medicine in China's war-ravaged interior, and settles in the United States to start a family. Introducing us to a cast of diverse characters ranging from the humorous to the menacing, Holzer's life story is an inspirational account of survival during wartime, a cinematic epic spanning multiple continents, and ultimately a tale with a twist--a book that will move readers for generations to come. This paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eMy Dear Boy\u003c\/i\u003e includes questions for discussion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanie Holzer Schirm\u003c\/b\u003e was the founding president of Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants, Inc., in Orlando, Florida. After selling her engineering business, she is now a full-time writer, speaker, and curator of the Holzer Collection, her father's World War II legacy. Schirm is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdventurers Against Their Will: Extraordinary World War II Stories of Survival, Escape, and Connection--Unlike Any Others\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Global Ebook Award for best biography. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43077143003271,"sku":"9781640126299","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/jmjsAwrbY9781640126299.webp?v=1756216219","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/my-dear-boy-a-world-war-ii-story-of-escape-exile-and-revelation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}