Tilli's Story: My Thoughts Are Free [Hardcover]

Lorna Collier (Author), Tilli Schulze (Contributor)

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From the Publisher

Tilli’s Story: My Thoughts Are Free is one young German girl’s inspiring saga of life under two brutal thought-control regimes—the Nazis and the Soviet Communists—before her thrilling escape to the free world by herself at age 16. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tilli Schulze was born in 1934 in eastern Germany. She escaped to West Germany in 1950 and immigrated to the United States in 1952, settling in northern Illinois. She and her husband Herbert have two grown children and three grandchildren. Lorna Collier is an award-winning writer who has worked as a daily newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and television news producer. She lives near Belvidere, Illinois, with her husband and two children.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse Star (September 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595673422
• ISBN-13: 978-0595673421
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,752,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a gift to all of us!, May 22, 2006

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This review is from: Tilli's Story: My Thoughts Are Free (Paperback)

An amazing book about an amazing woman's struggles in German during the Nazi rule & later Russian rule. This should be included in every library collection of WWII books. It's a different perspective than any other WWII book out there. It's from a farm girl's veiw of the war & Hitler. All a true story that will open your eyes to life & war & family love. You will not be able to put it down. Also, a great book club selection with many great discussion points. Everyone I've given this book to LOVES it & you will too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I could not put it down, August 25, 2004

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H. Mernack - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tilli's Story: My Thoughts Are Free (Hardcover)

This book just made me feel like I was there in all the horrors Tilli was going through. I understood her feelings about the people and conditions she endured. Her love for family members, her determination to change her life, but not her inner self. This should make it to Oprah's book list if anything does. Just a wonderful book, the first one I've ever seen spanning WWII and the two Germanies.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, August 17, 2004

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KathyB (MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tilli's Story: My Thoughts Are Free (Paperback)

I love good thrillers, and this truly is one. The things young Tilli had to endure just to acheive something we take for granted every day. Freedom. She had such hope, such spirit. Nothing could stop her, and nothing could stop me from reading! It was a wonderful retelling of an amazing journey. One everyone could learn from.