2023 Frankfurter Buchmesse presents From Normandy To The Hell Of Ravensbrück by Francis Pitard

Oct 12, 2023


Author Francis F. Pitard Gives Voice to the Victims of the Holocaust Through A Heart-Wrenching Memoir at the 2023 Frankfurter Buchmesse


Frankfurt, Hessen Oct 12, 2023 (Issuewire.com) - With the desire to form a master race that would lead the world, Adolf Hitler and the Nazis may be over the moon for successfully controlling people's lives and rights. But for the victims, this experience has been the most abysmal event in their lives that will, without a doubt, haunt them in their lifetime.

"My sole objective in writing this book is to give voice to just one of the heretofore unknown millions of stories like Aline's."
-- Francis F. Pitard

In this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse, author Francis F. Pitard is ready to touch every readers' heart through his works. Together with Authors Press, he will be showcasing three of his books at the annual exhibit of the Frankfurter Buchmesse this October 18 to 22, 2023.

Francis F. Pitard is one of the people who met and heard stories about the Holocaust from the survivors themselves --his aunt, Aline, is a survivor of the most dreadful event in history. Growing up, Pitard has always been interested in Aline's stories. He recounts the memory as, "I had already heard many war stories from my family, cousins, and friends, but the intensity of these never matched the clarity or had the impact on me as Aline's."

To commemorate Aline's resilience and to give voice to the victims, Francis F. Pitard wrote From Normandy To The Hell Of Ravensbrück to let the world know their story and how victims like Aline endured all the harsh circumstances inside the Nazi concentration camps.

Learn more about Aline's story in the Nazi concentration camps and how she copes with this arduous journey. Francis F. Pitard's From Normandy To The Hell Of Ravensbrück is up for purchase on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more.

From Normandy To The Hell Of Ravensbrück Life and Escape from a Concentration
Camp: The True Story of 44667
by Francis F. Pitard
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