I was born in Vienna, Austria, but was fortunate to escape as a small child with my parents in 1939. We spent the war years in Italy, partly in an Italian concentration camp, and after the Germans conquered the northern part of Italy, in hiding.
Here are some thoughts on my third novel about women in the Bible, THE TRIUMPH OF DEBORAH. Apart from featuring a compelling story, it is also a tribute to feminine strength, in biblical times and in ours. Based on the biblical text, the novel shows how Deborah, despite the difficult conditions for women that prevailed at the time, became a national leader, who led her nation to war when it ...