From the Banks of the Vltava ~ Paperback ~ Mila Crouse

The authors used notes from a diary found at the time of Mila's mother's funeral in 1996 as a resource for this novel. These notes contain her mother's personal reflections on childhood years spent in Prague and her struggles during the war in Czechoslovakia. The turmoil of the post-war years found her forced into a heart-wrenching decision that would change her life forever.Author BiographyMila Crouse (1936) was born, Miloslava Dudova, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She and her mother emigrated to New Zealand in 1949. There, she met and married her South African born husband, Pat Crouse. Leter they moved to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where she now lives. Ruth Pla-Bou (1940) born in Pretoria, South Africa, now lives in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Her lasting friendship with Mila developed through their mutual interests and family activities. Frieda Hilda Francesco (1925) born at Kareedouw in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, is a retired professor of Social Work, with lifelong love of the arts in all its facets. She started on this debut novel largely because of her continued and passionate interest in the effect of personal and world events on people.