BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A powerful story of love emerges from a devastating war in Ilona Cole's Rendezvous / Frankfurt. Released through Xlibris, this engaging memoir is a portrait of two different people brought together by unusual circumstances, destined to spend a lifetime of happiness and bliss in each other's arms.
Cole begins her story in 1948, post World War II, as a young woman who unwillingly witnessed her world crumble right before her very eyes. Her hometown completely destroyed, she starts her new life working for the American northern area command headquarters. Little did she know that fate would bring a young American soldier to Frankfurt, at the same command headquarters where their fifty-year love story would begin.
Rendezvous / Frankfurt follows the couple through the ongoing stages of their lives. Together, they experience the rest of the world for the first time through their numerous travels. They also explore the depths of human emotions as they encounter heartbreaks in their tale of love and perseverance.
A sentimental read, Rendezvous / Frankfurt shows that not only adversity and hatred can emerge out of a destructive war. New life, love, and perseverance also have a chance if one has the foresight, stamina, and good fortune to hold on to.
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About the Author
Ilona Cole was born in the year 1927 in Darmstadt, Germany. After World War II and after her studies and graduation from a private University, "Friedrich Liszt," with the BA degree in International Law and Commerce, no jobs were available on the German economy in her field. In 1948, she took the job as secretary to the Radio Communications Officer at Northern Area Command Headquarters in Darmstadt, later moving with the Command Headquarters to Frankfurt as secretary to the signal officer. There, she met Sgt. Halvor LeGrand Cole in 1952. A brief romance and deep love for each other concluded in marriage in 1953. In 1954, she came to the United States and lived in Seattle. She became an American citizen in 1957.
This is her second book. The first book: Summer's Last Rose was published in 2001 as a limited edition book. It was the story of her sister, the life of her and her sister, and only written for family and friends.
Rendezvous / Frankfurt * by Ilona Cole
Publication Date: October 22, 2009
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 149 pages; 978-1-4415-7205-9
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