{"product_id":"if-i-could-paint-the-moon-black-imbi-peebos-wartime-journey-from-estonia-to-america-paperback","title":"If I Could Paint the Moon Black: Imbi Peebo's Wartime Journey from Estonia to America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a morning in June, 1941, cattle cars pulled into the train station in Vaivara, a village in Estonia, and the Soviet army rounded up, not cows, but citizens, and took them east to Siberia. \"They take the educated ones,\" said a local policeman on that day when Lydia Vahter walked into the woods and into hiding, leaving nine year old Imbi and her grandmother to flee to the family farm in the north.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Would Imbi ever see her mother again? Or would the Soviet soldiers find her in the forest?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is the story of Imbi and the members of her family who struggled to survive a brutal time in their country's history. It is a testament to the resilience of a young girl whose father told her at the age of five, \"You are in charge, Imbi. Take care of your mother.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The occupation of Estonia came first from the Soviets, then the Germans. Then the Soviets retook the country in 1945 and maintained control for the next 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Through this upheaval, Imbi minded her father's words and learned to watch the signals in her war-torn world. The result is this story...a true story as told to the author by Imbi Peebo Truumees who found her way to the United States after a childhood filled with soldiers, night bombings and narrow escapes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Her story represents many hundreds of thousands of refugees from the eastern European countries taken at the end of World War II whose stories should also be told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49179899527320,"sku":"9781644381380","price":29.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/dGh4ZlB4cDc0QTI1Zy9ycVdtM1dEdz09.webp?v=1780127691","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/if-i-could-paint-the-moon-black-imbi-peebos-wartime-journey-from-estonia-to-america-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}