Sending Sunday greetings: The war is over but heartache remains for a family separated by the Iron Curtain

This fascinating collection of letters draws you into life in East Germany and England immediately after the end of World War Two. Hedwig Schünemann (Mutti) and her youngest, teenage son Horst are forced to flee their home, in West Pomerania, ahead of the advancing Russian army. They have nothing but the clothes they stand in. Their home is destroyed. Now refugees, alone and destitute, they have to build their lives from scratch. Mutti's husband is missing presumed a prisoner in Russia and her elder son Hans is a prisoner of war in England. After the misery of captivity and betrayal by his childhood sweetheart Hans meets Jean, a local girl and their relationship blossoms against a backdrop of suspicion and secrecy. This unique conversation lays bare the contrast in life either side of the Iron Curtain. Life could have turned out so differently. when one door closes another opens but you have to push.