Join us on Saturday, October 9th at 2 p.m. in the Library’s Heritage Addition, where Nicole Taflinger will be discussing her book, Season of Suffering: Coming of Age in Occupied France, 1940-45.“Nicole was twelve when her father was recalled into the reserves in 1939. Within months, she watched German troops invade. Nicole and her family experienced recurrent air raid alerts, Nazi propaganda, rationing, the Black Market, and bombings. As they struggled simply to acquire food and keep warm, thinking of the future became irrelevant. Teachers, friends, employers, priests, nuns, and doctors disappeared in the night. Relationships became veiled in worry, suspicion and secrecy. As the fighting drew ever closer, desperation and terror increased, but miraculous events brought hope. Written decades ago but never published, the author’s guileless voice enhances her adolescent memories of the German occupation—an existence of fear, loss, suffering, and fierce hatred—and illustrates the immense emotional toll of war.” (WSU Press)
Ms. Taflinger’s presentation will be followed by a book signing and light refreshments in the library’s Hecht Room. Don’t miss this fascinating, first-hand account of life during World War II.
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