JAVA LOST, A Child Imprisoned III: Part III, Aftermath and Part IV, On to a New Country - Jannie Wilbrink

Résumé :
In this third and final book of the Java Lost, A Child Imprisoned trilogy, Part III, Aftermath, and Part IV, On to a New Country, Jannie tells of the Indonesian uprising against the Dutch which Sukarno had started. Where their lives at first had been threatened by hunger and disease in the Japanese prison camps, their lives were now threatened by brutal murder at every turn. Sukarno wanted the Dutch out of the East Indies and he would do what it took to be rid of them. Eventually all the Dutch, the Indos, and those who favored to live under Dutch rule were sent to the Netherlands where they had to build a new life, in a country that had been bombed and raided by the Germans. And now, its inhabitants were not happy to receive these from the Dutch East Indies. From always being warmed by the sun of her childhood, to this ever so cold country known as Holland, she feared she would never again be warm. Yes, life was different; it was very, very different. And this is her story. Be sure to read Book 1, Part I, - The Belt of Emeralds -, setting the stage for this amazing trilogy; and Book 2, Part II, - 18 Inches on a Mattress -, the war years and life in the Japanese concentration camps.

Biographie:
Jannie, (Marianne), lived in Rotterdam, Holland after WWII. She married at age 24, and came to the United States in 1958. Los Angeles, California was their home and they had four children. The end of 1973, the family moved to a small town in Colorado. Divorce followed and Marianne moved to Tucson, and married again, adding eight more children to the family. Marianne worked until finally retiring in 2009, at age 77. She stays active working their 5-acre lot and home. Hard work keeps her young, as 'survival of the fittest' remains her motto. She is very active in her church. Jannie's life took shape on paper over the years as she kept a journal. In an effort to bring to life the many stories contained in these pages she took writing courses at a local college. This has been a labor of love. Marianne has spoken at many gatherings of those years growing up in Indonesia, the hardships of WWII, and the years that followed.