Girl from the Tower a Journey of Lies: Second Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540509543)

"Ten-year-old Joanna, caught in the aftermath of the Greek Civil War, the untimely death of her father and her mothers unwavering love and sacrifice is placed into a special UN adoption program supported by Queen Frederica and, for a child living on the barefoot peninsula of Pergos, it seems to be a dream come true. After all, America is the land of chocolate and walking dolls and so, like a celebrity, she leaves a childhood behind to embark on a journey that changes her life forever. Her new American parents, a Russian-born monarch and a Bulgarian of high society, forbid her to speak Greek, force her to eat intolerable food, and confine her to her room. Joanna's life becomes a nightmare as she longs for home but fears she's been abandoned and forgotten. This true story of a young girls journey bursts open the well-intentioned but flawed American intervention following the Greek Civil War. The strong bond between mother and daughter and how love overcomes distance, time, and hardship in her final journey a magnificent but emotional reunion."

Author: Joanna S. Giangardella
ISBN-10: 1540509540
ISBN-13: 9781540509543
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2017
Pages: 188
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d