First of all, thanks to all of you who participated in the win-a-great-memoir contest. Short and long, the family stories posted in the comments were great. I urge you to read all the them if you didn't when you posted your own story or if you're just checking in now. And the winner, chosen by Random.org, is... #11, a story of a family journey from small town
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Survival in Paradise: Curaçao
Last July, when I posted an excerpt from Manfred Wolf's memoir, Survival in Paradise, I was pleased -- though not at all surprised -- by the positive response it got. It's a very moving piece about a young boy's coming of age during World War II. So I am doubly pleased to have gotten permission to post another excerpt from the book, this one from Chapter 12, when the