WALNUT CREEK, Calif., July 15, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Poverty, hunger, war and desperation are the struggles that one, born during the turbulent time of Hitler's reign, has to go through and, hopefully, survive. While many lives have been snuffed out unjustly, there are those who have managed to endure the hardships and learn to move on to a successful life after the war. Gisela H. Schneider, a World War II German civilian, recounts her harrowing experience of growing up during and after the Third Reich in her autobiography, Towards the Light at the End of the Tunnel (now available through 1stBooks).
As a young girl, Gisela and her family lived in Germany during the peak of Hitler's dictatorship until she and her family were separated. Scared and alone, Gisela tries to find her mother and brother amidst the dangers of war. In a desperate attempt to reunite her family, Gisela at first lives behind the Iron Curtain. In 1947, she escapes to West Germany with the help of some cousins.
Gisela marries soon after her escape and, with her husband and their four children, immigrates to the United States. Though married with a family and safe from the perils of war and the Iron Curtain, Gisela can't find happiness in her marriage. After many years of enduring an unfulfilled marriage, Gisela finds the strength to establish a new life, to find herself and discover a satisfying life of her own. Gisela's life, as recounted in Towards the Light at the End of the Tunnel, is a remarkable story of survival, determination and resilience through life's storms and tribulations. Hers is an inspiring tale that draws one to realize the beauty of life amidst the chaos of war and the obstacles of everyday life.
Born in Berlin in the 1930s, Gisela H. Schneider lived through World War II, an unhappy marriage and the difficulties of adjusting to life in a foreign land. Soon after immigrating to the United States, Gisela worked in hospitals in bay area of San Francisco. She currently resides in Walnut Creek, Calif., and is working at the University of California in San Francisco.
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