Lucky Girl Goodbye and Its Sequel A Bit of Time

Presents an account of a young German war bride coming to England. Starting with her arrival in England in 1946, this book talks about how Renate, just eighteen years old, coped with a foreign country and language, her marriage to a farmer-artist in Devon, her homesickness and bringing up her children.

In a small town in North West Germany, a happy childhood is cut short by World War II. Ten year old Renate has to join the Hitler Youth. In contrast, her father, a Lutheran Pastor, harbours Jews in the Rectory. The family is under constant surveillance from the Gestapo. At the end of the war, Renate and the local British town commandant fall in love. In the second part of the book, Renate writes about her arrival in England in 1946, just eighteen years old, of her coping with a foreign country and language, her marriage to a farmer-artist in Devon, her homesickness and bringing up her children. This is a first time account of the youngest German war bride coming to England. It is touching and well written. This book is a must to read.