Description Hedda Martens was born in L beck, Germany, on February 5, 1928.
She grew up witnessing and experiencing World War II as a child and teenager.
Her home was destroyed by British bombers in 1942.
In her words, I was fourteen and I had grown up.
This memoir documents those difficult war years and tells the story of a new life Hedda built for herself along with the many family members who joined her in the U.