Mr. Tobien relates his mother's incredible story when she lived in Stalinist Russia. Margaret Werner and her parents leave the United States of America in 1932 for Russia so her father can oversee a new Ford manufactoring facility in Gorky. With the Great Depression affecting all families in the U.S., Carl Werner (Margaret's father) truly thought he was giving his family a better life. Later Carl Werner is arrested under false charges, leaving Margaret and her mother to fend for themselves in a foreign country. Margaret's willingness to voice her opinions against Stalin and the Socialist agenda eventually cause her arrest and the years of torture and hard labor.
Margaret's story will challenge all readers and also will give them a glimpse of what a fear-inducing government does to a people group. Although Margaret was not a Christian during her years of imprisonment, she continually cried out to God. Many supernatural events occurred and point to God. Margaret's mother, Elizabeth, was a Christian who prayed continually.
*Highly recommend.
Warnings: graphic details of the torture/hardships in the labor camps, mention of rape (no explicit details), prostitution (no explicit details), a woman in the labor camp has an abortion; it is described, adultery (no explicit details-Margaret's husband is unfaithful), physical abuse (no details), divorce
-Borrowed from the library.
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