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Barbara Bamberger Scott of the US Review of Books commended “How High the Larks Fly” by Christine Hamer-Hodges.
Christine Hamer-Hodges is an author of two biographies, an autobiography, a cookbook, a blogger on food for all, a passionate wife, loving Mother, and Grandmother.
How High the Larks Fly is Christine’s second biography. Born in the UK, she has had a home in the USA for forty-five years, and is a very proud American. She has also lived in Stuttgart, Germany, and Brussels, Belgium, and she speaks both German and French. She is a cordon bleu cook, and enjoys cooking dishes that have originated from countries all around the world.
Here is an excerpt of the review:
“Hamer-Hodges—a biographer and an immigrant herself—was introduced to Ruth by a mutual friend. Then a widow in her seventies, the brave survivor opened her heart to the author so that, with personal relics offered to her, Hamer-Hodges was able to empathically convey Ruth’s memories and long-kept secrets, extending this epic to include further fascinating details regarding Ruth’s family members and friends. The book enfolds much world history, offering a new generation of readers a vivid view of the horrors of war as well as a portrait of a courageous woman who, with talent, intelligence, and unsurpassable determination, overcame seemingly insuperable odds and lived to at last tell the tale.”