German World War II survivor reveals how she escaped the Russians in the Winter of 1945

Feb. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Ruth Rathgeber was stranded in Poznan, Poland in January 1945 as the Russians advanced toward Germany. Miraculously, she survived this grim chapter of modern history. She decided to publish her memoir/novel Journey to Peace to set the record straight about what life was really like for ordinary Germans trapped under Hitler’s insane regime. The story is largely autobiographical and is based on the author’s real-life experience as a young German woman working as a reporter in occupied Poland. The story traces the author’s grueling and life-threatening real life journey fleeing Poland in the freezing winter of 1945 to Germany and then eventually to Canada in search of a life without war.
Rathgeber is available for interviews and would welcome the opportunity to talk about her book and discuss the perilous existence of ordinary Germans during and immediately after World War II. She has some incredible stories to tell—from translating BBC broadcasts for the German military to being hauled before the Gestapo for speaking English while socializing at a cafe and more.
Additional information about Journey to Peace by Ruth Rathgeber (ISBN: 978-0-9784455-1-5) is available at the publisher’s web site, www.ganneth.com where the book can be purchased. the book is also available at www.chapters.indigo.ca, and at www.amazon.com in print and e-book editions.
To request a review copy of the book, to arrange an interview with Rathgeber, or for more information please contact:
Gail Bebee
The Ganneth Company
Tel:  416-733-0221
info@ganneth.com

About the Author
Ruth Rathgeber was born in Kassel, Germany. After the untimely deaths of both parents, she spent her teenage years in Chemnitz. She worked as a journalist in Poland during World War II and was a translator for the International Relief Organization after the war. Rathgeber immigrated to Canada in 1950. She resides in Brighton, Ontario. Journey to Peace is her first novel.