An intimate story of the author's journey as her mother -- an irrepressible Southern charm school owner -- moves into a retirement village. A tender romance accompanies this slice-of-life book. There are many hilarious scenes as the author brings readers into a series of new and sometimes mysterious experiences.

My Name As A Prayer: A daughter and mother find peace just in time

Sheridan Hill

Parenting & Relationships

Real Life Stories

Who was this fair-haired teen-age girl, speaking fluent Japanese with a German accent, making her way alone in Tokyo in the aftermath of the American firebombing?  Born in the Germany of rising Nazi power, traveling alone as a nine-year old child from Europe to Asia, surviving wartime Japan with determination, intelligence, and grace, Helga Hofmeier experienced more tumult in her youth than most people experience in a lifetime.  Years later, as an American citizen, she would say she was simply lucky.  But after reading Helga's true story, you may say she spent her entire young life surviving lucky!

Helga: A Memoir of Privilege, War and Family

Biographies & Memoirs

Hill, Sheridan

Community & Culture

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