Lizzi & Fredl: A Perilous Journey Of Love And Faith (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500834562)

Austria, 1938. Europe trembles under the shadow of Hitler and the spreading threat of Nazism. Though some Austrians welcome the idea of belonging to the Fatherland, many more, including Lizzi & Fredl, dread that ultimate day. They have carved out a successful life for themselves in Vienna. Twenty-seven-year-old Fredl is an accomplished master jeweler, while twenty-six-year-old Lizzi is a professional dressmaker. When Fredl receives papers ordering him to Munich, Germany, to serve the Nazis in their war preparations, the couple knows they have no moral choice: they must flee Austria. As Hitler and his troops gain force in their homeland and annex Austria, Lizzi and Fredl endure a harrowing illegal escape and midnight flight to France, uncertain whether they will ever see their country again. One of their greatest fears is that their decision to flee might very possibly be a Nazi death warrant for their parents. But France holds no safety for them. Fredl is eventually captured by French Nazi sympathizers and must outwit his captors to survive in Vichy-controlled concentration and labor camps. Separated from Fredl, Lizzi evades arrest and relies on her guile and chutzpah to search for her beloved husband. What follows is an incredible seven-year odyssey filled with danger and endurance. From their long, arduous journey to Paris to Fredl's unbelievable rescue from a train bound for a Nazi death camp, Lizzi & Fredl delivers a remarkable true story of courage, faith, and overwhelming love. This story is a testament to what the human spirit can endure when armed only with love, faith and belief in God's mercy.

Author: William B. Stanford
ISBN-10: 1500834564
ISBN-13: 9781500834562
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2014
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.89d