I grew up in WWII Germany, where authoritarian parents were the norm and children obeyed without daring to ask questions. I had an " hold your breath" childhood and upbringing, and unfortunately fell in love with the wrong man. I married him, raised four children and got divorced after crossing the Atlantic in a small sailboat. I had an adventurous and turbulent life, survived three hurricanes and was shipwrecked in more than one way. I now live in the mountains of WV with my American husband.