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    Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to Her Son Janek (Jon)
    Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to Her Son Janek (Jon)
    Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to Her Son Janek (Jon)
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    Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to Her Son Janek (Jon)

    By Jon Butcher

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    This is my mothers story. After many years of her insistence to put down the events of her life in written word, this is the end result. Although she shares her ill-fated destiny with thousands of others, it is her personal story alone. I gathered these events from her words, as well as from napkins and scraps of paper she would write on in the middle of the night when dreams of cruelty and starvation in Siberia and the Middle East would awaken her. Her brother Tony, her sister Josephine and her lifelong friend, Stella, helped in recalling events my mother forgot or chose to forget in the narration of this epic saga of her life. She wants people to know of the horrific trials she, her family, and thousands of others like her suffered during World War II. It is a nightmare she relives to this day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateMar 9, 2018
    ISBN9781973617150
    Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to Her Son Janek (Jon)
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    Jon Butcher

    It is my honor to put into writing the past-life journeys of my mother and I. Coming from a care-free life lived with tribal people in Africa to a civilized life in England was difficult for me. Until age 10 I had no formal schooling. But I was eager for education and learned quickly. By age 21 I had already earned my London City Guilds degree in building and construction, moved to Canada and opened my own construction company and was teaching special education at the high school level. I waited until I retired to be able to devote the time needed to write this saga. It is my hope that this writing will enlighten all who read it.

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