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Eva Knabenbauer
Eva Maria Ghoshal, writing under her maiden name, Knabenbauer, knows about withstanding indoctrination, talking in whispers to trusted friends, feeling trapped behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany. She was there.
The author has been living in England since 1961. When her two children were of school age she studied and completed, part-time, a BA (Hons) degree in philosophy. After a variety of jobs, she taught for many years in further education while at the same time pursuing postgraduate studies in applied linguistics, gaining a Diploma and MA. She has now retired and lives in Lincolnshire.
Acclaim for Silent Shadows
…the ‘gripping and moving’ story of a young woman returning to East Germany, from which she escaped… Writers’ News
‘…a small volume which should really be read by anyone trying to understand how the DDR (GDR) worked out, how it enmeshed its population in a Russian-controlled society…an interesting and topical book…’ British-German Review
‘This unusual book is essentially a love story with a powerful message that there is no going back and that the past is, indeed, a country we cannot visit – with or without a Wall to keep us out.’ Lincolnshire Echo
‘…a touching and compelling story about love.’ Sir Trevor McDonald, OBE