Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

— Mark Twain

Are you an independent thinker?

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. (Cleistocactus strausii – silver torch) – Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2018. www.walled-in-berlin.com

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.