By I. Caroline Crocker
Unforgivable
Through a Child’s Eyes
The Decline
Little Frits’ life is turned upside down when his father falls gravely ill. The family is forced to move, and soon after, Frits and his brother are sent to a harsh and abusive children’s home by their overwhelmed mother. He tries to adapt, but WWII breaks out, and the Netherlands falls under Nazi occupation. Bombs become his nightly lullaby, and the horrors of war hit close to home as friends and family are taken to Auschwitz, never to return. Unforgivable.
The Question
Frits is left to grapple with illness, terror, and deep emotional scars. As he grows older, his dream for a better life is torn from him, and he’s pushed to his breaking point. Will Frits allow the weight of anger and loss to define his future, or will he choose to shake off the chains of his rage, embrace love, and find the strength to start anew?
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This powerful story of survival, heartbreak, and redemption explores the human capacity to endure unimaginable pain—and the choices we make to rise above it.
Award-Winning Author
Caroline Crocker
Caroline’s story is that she has worked as a biology professor, the chief executive officer (CEO) of a startup company, the president of a nonprofit, a private tutor, a technical writer, a research scientist, a consultant, and a communications expert.
Caroline maintains a blog, Rambling Ruminations, and is the author or coauthor of thirteen books, including the related five-star and award-winning Brave Face: The Inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child. Of course, the first chapter of Unforgivable also won an award.
Caroline is married to Richard and has four grown children and eight grandchildren.
But what is most important here is that Caroline is Frits’s daughter.
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Unforgivable is a compelling story about the challenges which people face and the difficulties they endure. It is a tribute to the spirit that finds the will to live and fight against almost unbeatable odds. This very human story is one of love and hate, positive and negative emotion.
– RABBI BRUCE AFT, GMU
Frits and Jan will find their way into your heart, and you will not only be wiser about the unsung casualties of warfare, you will be better for it.
– David Case,
Christian Studies Teacher
WOW for this book!! I was completely immersed in Frits’s story. So moving! So infuriating! So haunting! So inspiring!
I strongly recommend Unforgivable.
– Bruce Hann, Emeritus Professor of Literature and Rhetoric, DMACC
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