Behind the Iron Curtain: My Years Hidden as a Boy (Iron Curtain Memoirs) (Volume 2)

"May 6, 1945, I joined other youths...to celebrate....I sat in the middle of the street and shouted, 'Nothing can happen to me now. The war is over!'" With the peace, however, came Russian tanks, refugees, ration cards, and the darkest days of Irene's youth. At first the dreaded patrols caused Irene to dress as a boy, but the disguise served her well for the next three years. As a "boy" she could travel to "look for her father" while bartering for food in the black markets. From her daring border crossings and harrowing escapes, to smuggling food from her farm job in West Germany, Irene struggled to provide for her family's survival behind the Iron Curtain.