Trapped In A Nightmare: The Story Of An American Girl Growing Up In The Nazi Slave Labor Camps

by Cecylia Ziobro Thibault

"So many memories I would like to forget. But they are vividly etched in my mind, and impossible to erase. My name is Cecylia Ziobro; the only child born to my parents. I am a Polish American who survived my early childhood years in the Nazi slave labor camps of World War II." During World War II, a young Polish American girl named Cecylia was imprisoned in a Nazi labor camp. After more than sixty years, with the sincere encouragement from her friends and family, she has decided to share her extraordinary story. In surprising detail, Cecylia recounts the daily struggle, physical and mental anguish, humiliation, fear and yes, even humor of her otherwise bleak life in the camps. Hers is a story that centers around a little-known aspect of the war, and it is told here from a fresh perspective, that of a young girl facing unimaginable horror--and unexpected hope--as a prisoner in a Nazi labor camp.

Genres: World War II, Memoir

168 pages, Paperback

First published May 6, 2011

Reviews

[S Hodges]

Personal accounts more often than not can be tedious to read, but Cecylia Thibault and her son Robert recount her harrowing story in a short (150 pages), easy to read format. Cecylia experienced WW2 as the daughter of a Polish farm worker in Germany. After recounting the years of deprivation, discrimination, and forced labor, the reader also rejoices in her description of their liberation by American soldiers.

[Cecile Uhry · Rating 5 out of 5]

While reading this book, I had to remind myself these were the words of an adult about her experiences as a child in Poland during WWII. I was amazed at the details remembered by this woman. I re-read this one and encourage readers to take your time with this one as it's all in the details. Wonderful

[PEB · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very well written book. The story was very different than I expected. It told the story of a young girl growing up in slave labor camps in Germany. It is a must read. I learned a lot and appreciated how inspirational.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Memoir written by woman in her 60's recalling her childhood spend in a slave labor camp with her Polish mother. Although born in the US, her family moved back to Poland when she was a young child just in time for the Nazi occupation.