The Rings of My Tree: A Latvian Woman's Journey

There are very few works in English descrbing the Latvian displaced-person (DP) experience. This a VERY GOOD one. A terrifying story of what really happens in war and its aftermath, and one young woman's response to it. Whether your thoughts are with the Latvians of 50 yrs ago or with today's refugees in war-torn areas, this is a page-turner. And because Agate Nesaule recommends it (above), you KNOW you are in good company. This story could have died when its 82-yr-old subject will, but instead it will live on, thanks to this book, unlike those of so many others. This is an important contribution and a GREAT, INSPIRING READ, and historically accurate too.

I did not want this book to end. In reading it, it brought me through every experience with her. It sounded just like the stories she told me over her fence as we were neighbors for eight years and have contiued to be friends for the past 18 yrs.
It made me love her even more!