Kendra Havlicek
Author
Before Home Found Us
Before Home Found Us
Three teenagers
Three teenagers
each growing up in different eras.
each growing up in different eras.
Three struggles
Three struggles
Nazis, the Iron Curtain, and a search to uncover past secrets.
Nazis, the Iron Curtain, and a search to uncover past secrets.
Three stories
Three stories
intertwined in Lazinov - a little village tucked into the valleys of southern Czechoslovakia.
intertwined in Lazinov - a little village tucked into the valleys of southern Czechoslovakia.
1938, WES
1938, WES
Wes wondered if the spies were following him as well. Though it was Englishman Nicholas Winton they were after, not the farmer's son who got mixed up in the crowd on his extended stay in Prague. He had grown a deep trust for the simple stockbroker who risked his life for the Jewish children. Now, Wes felt it was his turn to take a little risk.
Wes wondered if the spies were following him as well. Though it was Englishman Nicholas Winton they were after, not the farmer's son who got mixed up in the crowd on his extended stay in Prague. He had grown a deep trust for the simple stockbroker who risked his life for the Jewish children. Now, Wes felt it was his turn to take a little risk.
1972, NIKY
1972, NIKY
Tomorrow morning, I leave this place for good. Either that or I'll be in eternal handcuffs at a prisoner work camp. Or, I'll be dead. Only one outcome appeals to me, and for that to come true the other two remain a frightening high possibility.
Tomorrow morning, I leave this place for good. Either that or I'll be in eternal handcuffs at a prisoner work camp. Or, I'll be dead. Only one outcome appeals to me, and for that to come true the other two remain a frightening high possibility.
1994, KRISTA
1994, KRISTA
Krista often wondered why her parents hadn't encouraged learning their native tongue sooner, but believed they wanted more than anything to fit into their new American lifestyle... "Maybe I'll learn more about their past this summer."
Krista often wondered why her parents hadn't encouraged learning their native tongue sooner, but believed they wanted more than anything to fit into their new American lifestyle... "Maybe I'll learn more about their past this summer."