Marcia Breece

Based on a true story of courage, grief, and love. Jewish youth nearly starve to death as the rescue ship Parita tries to break the British blockade to reach the Land of Israel. Meanwhile, the Nazis carry out unspeakable acts of violence against the families left leave behind. Based on an incredible true story of courage, grief, and love, YUTKA And the Voyage of the Parita, is rich in historical accuracy and authentic characters. It is an impassioned look into seventeen-year-old Yutka Lipka's harrowing escape to British Mandate Palestine in 1939, the grisly fate of her family at the hands of the Nazis, and the triumph of Israeli independence. Yutka's son, Sam Regev, Ph.D., author of My Call of Abraham, translated her letters, postcards, and journals, and contributed photographs and memories, making Yutka And the Voyage of the Parita an authentic account of her traumatic journey.

The world around a three-year-old girl, abandoned in the heart of Mumbai, churns with the consequences of abject poverty. With little awareness of life beyond survival, the child and her pack-mates focus on the present moment as they dig in garbage for food, drink water with the cows and sleep on the sidewalk. Claire Kaine is a high-powered corporate executive working in India. She lives a life of abundance but hasn't allowed herself to feel the warmth of friendship for many years. It is only when she sees the tiny girl bathing in the hotel fountain that her corporate facade begins to soften. The powerful bond that grows between Claire and the child influences the lives of many others like ripples in a pond. This carefully researched novel highlights critical changes in India's history during the 1990s. Marcia Breece tells a story of community, kindness, and hope while inviting the reader to witness the unbreakable bonds of love and the healing power of compassion.

At a very young age, Marcia Breece came face to face with a disconcerting truth that would haunt her for decades. Because she was a girl, she would be molded to fulfill a role that had long been defined for her: to be obedient, coy, and self-effacing--and forever secondary to men. The free-spirited, independent nature Marcia demonstrated as a young child slowly eroded, unable to withstand the powerful influence of societal expectations and the autocratic rule of the men in her life. Like most women of the time, Marcia dutifully succumbed to what she came to think of as Training to be just a girl. She married, had two children, and became the typical helpmate to a patriarchal husband. And yet...she could never quite silence a nagging inner voice that said life could offer her so much more than a supporting role. Finding This Place beautifully recounts Marcia's remarkable journey as she breaks the chains of Training and struggles to find the person within. It is a story that will inspire both women and men to follow one's own path--no matter how bumpy--and inevitably arrive at a place that is uniquely their own.