Profile: Tania Laveder, World War II Survivor
Books on Provence · Inspire · Jemma - French LessonsTania Laveder had hoped to write her own story, but over the years she has lost some of her Russian. She learned German only for the purposes of survival. The Italian of her in-laws remains fairly non-existent. And the French that has governed her life for almost 70 years now – well, she never approached the language with the sincerity of a student. She was always busy raising children. If she had tried to write her story, she feared no one would take it seriously.
May I write your story for you? I ask Tania. In English?
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