Bibliograph

You'll never find us, a memoir

Type

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You'll never find us, a memoir

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You'll never find us

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a memoir

Summary

In 1977, Jeanne's German nationalist ex-husband, Klaus, tells her he's gotten a new job and wants to take their three-year-old daughter and six-year-old son away for a long weekend to celebrate. Jeanne relents. But, Klaus never returns and instead sends Jeanne a letter, delivered by a mutual friend, in which he declares that he has fled to Germany and she will never see him, or her children, again. The next four months are, filled with agony, despair, and anger as Jeanne seeks legal support but quickly learns that federal parental kidnapping laws will offer her little help. She reflects on her tumultuous ten-year marriage to Klaus and the unsettling events that followed their divorce. A product of the patriarchal culture of the 1950s, Jeanne's nice-girl mentality is being, tested and reshaped by the feminist movement of the 1970s, and she finds that the kidnapping ultimately, becomes a doorway to unexpected strength. You'll Never Find Us is the story of a young mother coming into her own power, regardless of past mistakes, bad judgment, and fears; the story of a woman, who realizes she must tap into her newfound resilience and courage, to find her stolen children-and steal them back

Target audience

adult

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You will never find us

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