Love of Life by Irene Makauskas (1972)

Introduction:

Gubernia, Lithuania - My Childhood Years

Libariskis, Lithuania - Staying with Grandparents

Visiting With Relatives in Lithuania

Kaunas, Lithuania - Going to School

Renava, Lithuania - Enjoying Summer Vacation with Parents

Escape From Lithuania - To the West by Horse and Wagon

Displaced Person's Camp in Schwarzenbach, Germany 

London, England I - Working in Hospitals

London, England II - Married Life and Hope for a Better Future

"The name of this book "Love of Life" comes from the story I have written in the chapter entitled "Escape." It is the story of me being very sick and praying to the almighty God for help. I wanted desperately to live and to love my parents. With the was and the killing going on around us my future did not look very bright."

Publisher: Irene Makauskas, 2006

Format: Paperback, 368 pages with personal photographs