- “An epic memoir… Willner's interrogative and unabashed voice… legends of escape… tales of international espionage. A thrilling and relevant read.”
— Publishers Weekly
- “A meticulous and compassionate family memoir…”
—Chicago Tribune
- “Poignant… engrossing… harrowing… celebrates the enduring resilience of the human spirit.”
—Kirkus Reviews
- “Excellent and intriguing.…”
—Library Journal, Starred Review
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Set against one of the most dramatic periods of the twentieth century, FORTY AUTUMNS is the true story of one family's courage, resilience and quiet defiance in the face of a bizarre totalitarian regime that kept its citizens cut off from the free world.
A story about a world at war — the clash of communism and democracy and the Soviet-American superpower battle for ideological superiority in the Cold War. A first hand account of the birth and death of a reclusive prison state, and one family’s forty year struggle to find each other after their teenage daughter escapes.
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