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Lost in the Fog: Memoir of a Bastard: A Belgian Recalls the War, the Nazis, Her Fractured Life
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The courageous story of Van Meers, born in a home for unwed mothers in Ghent, Belgium, 1930. It is told in her own words in a frank, humorous and down-to-earth manner. She grew up as a "bastard" during the Great Depression, and sees her family and country told apart by prejudice and politics in World War II, and recounts how she struggles to redefine herself in turbulent postwar Europe. Based on hundreds of hours of taped interviews, Rachel's view of a family "not-quite-normal," her amazing strength in the face of abusive and degrading treatment, and her strong faith and upbeat attitude make her story a joy and inspiration to read.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The desciption sounds depressing, but this book is truly a delight. Lost in the Fog is the story of Rachel Van Meers, an illegitimate child born in Belgium before World War II. Rachel started life in a difficult situation and it went downhill from there. Her mother was not exactly mother of the year, her grandmother was cranky, and she was about to experience the joys of enemy occupation. This is a great first-hand account of life in Belgium during the war. We are shown the atmosphere of distrust, the lack of food, and the under-the-table bargaining.She had a tough life, but this book is never depressing. She tells her stories of oppression, but they are more than balanced by her strength, wit, and ability to laugh at the ridiculousness of the human condition.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The author wrote this just as the story was told to him. He explains in the forward it is not always grammatically correct. The story is told in small snippets. Rachel Van Meers story is of a young girl growing up as an illegitamate child in Belgium during World War II. Her mother joins the German SS and she is raised by grandmother. She is shipped off to concentration camp at a young age.
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