The Unlikely Tinker, Tailor,: Soldier, Spy:

by Caroline Banton

Overview

The book blends two parallel narratives. Lilly is experiencing difficulty re-entering the work force after taking time out to raise her children. She learns of her father-in-law's (Alfred) astonishing history as a young Jewish boy brought up in Munich during the rise of Hitler. She decides to write her father-in-law's biography, which is both tragic and humorous. Lilly documents the terrifying arrest of Alfred's father during Kristallnacht, the family's escape to the United States, and the often humerous antics of her father-in-law as a U.S. citizen, soldier, spy, and humanitarian. Lilly's mother dies of a stroke, and Lilly discovers that her mother had harbored a desire to become a writer. At the end of the book, Lilly succeeds in publishing her father-in-law's biography and launching a career as a writer, unwittingly honoring her mother and paying homage to her father-in-law's legacy. The book is both tragic and humorous, and the lives of the two protagonists illustrate parallel experiences whereby the loss of one life gives new life to another.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781959856740
Publisher:	Amazon Pro Hub
Publication date:	02/01/2023
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

"Caroline is a Pennsylvania-based freelance writer and editor. She has been creating content for many years for people with creative, complex ideas and transforming those thoughts into engaging prose, articles, blogs, and books. As a writer of biographies, she interviews clients and turns their life stories into family keepsakes. Originally from Manchester, England, she craved adventure and found her way to Washington, D.C. early in her career. There, she worked for the World Bank and gained an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. Her business and finance articles have appeared in Time, Huffington Post, Yahoo!, The Motley Fool, Investopedia, and SoFi. In this early literary project, Caroline pens the memoir of her father-in-law, who escaped Nazi Germany as a young boy. She writes unremittingly from her home in central Pennsylvania where she loves to explore trails with her dog, Addy.
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