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Elin Toona Gottschalk

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Elin was born in Tallinn, Estonia, in July 1937. Her parents were well-known actors who lived in the theatre dressing room during the ‘season’. After Elin was born she was given to her grandmother and great-aunt Alma Saul in Haapsalu, Estonia. Her grandmother, “Mämmä” was a trained artist and widow of the respected Estonian poet Ernst Enno. Alma Saul was a music teacher. Elin was raised by the two old ladies in a house dedicated to art, poetry, literature and music. Her parents came to visit during the theatre’s“off-season”.
After the war broke out in 1939 the Russians began to move in-to the Baltic States. Elin and her family escaped the mass deportations to Siberia on June 14th, 1941. The deportations were interrupted when the battlefront ...more

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Elin Toona Gottschalk Being able to get out of yourself. This is especially true if you are writing about difficult times. By externalizing your traumas and inner-monologue…moreBeing able to get out of yourself. This is especially true if you are writing about difficult times. By externalizing your traumas and inner-monologues you lighten your own load and that of your readers who have been there, done that etc. They have simply not thought to write about it. Writing is a solitary endeavor but you are never lonely or alone. You no longer own your bad memories and inner-monologues, they are no longer part of you but just another story out there with the rest of them. You don't even have to claim them but you will - and you will
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	Pagulusse. Lugu elust, sõjast ja rahust by Elin Toona Gottschalk (Goodreads Author), Kersti Unt (Translator), Eda Posti (Editor) 4.71 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Reflections of Liberty: Memoir by Barbara Post-Askin

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Elin Toona said: " I have finished 'Reflections of Liberty' and find it to be a heartwarming and intimate portrait of America at a time when the focus was not on 'ME' but on others; family, friends, community. The author digs for what we have not entirely lost, but hav ...more "

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“We need our people and families to unite….to question with boldness without wavering and stand tall. After all, isn’t that what our Founding Fathers expected “We the people” to do?
- Barbara Post-Askin”
― Barbara Post-Askin, Reflections of Liberty: Memoir by Barbara Post-Askin

tags: families-to-unite, founding-fathers, we-the-people

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“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."
-Albert Einstein”
― Barbara Post-Askin, Reflections of Liberty: Memoir by Barbara Post-Askin

tags: albert-einstein-life-quotes, history

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“Live life to the fullest, love deeply and laugh a lot. Be proud of what you see in the mirror and you will have no wrinkles!”
― Barbara Post-Askin, Reflections of Liberty: Memoir by Barbara Post-Askin

tags: humor, inspirational

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“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
Ronald Reagan”
― Barbara Post-Askin, Reflections of Liberty: Memoir by Barbara Post-Askin

tags: inspirational-quotes, ronald-reagan

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“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."

-Harry S. Truman”
― Barbara Post-Askin, Reflections of Liberty: Memoir by Barbara Post-Askin