A Walk to Freedom

This is a memoir of a Hungarian family's odyssey from their country in turmoil to a new world, a new beginning, seeking peace and freedom. From the first page it is a compelling story of a young girl’s idyllic world abruptly turned upside down. In a matter of just a few days, from a warm kitchen in her family’s home in a small town in Hungary near the Austrian border, to a new beginning in Long Island, New York with no more than the clothes they had worn when escaping, the transition was monumental.
At the age of 12 her parents had to make a difficult choice at the start of the Hungarian Revolution: live in Hungary under increasingly oppressive Communist rule or flee to a safe haven where their children could know liberty and peace. Agnes’ father was certain that having been labeled as anti-Communist he could very well be imprisoned or even executed by the leadership. Having somehow survived five years in a Siberian coal mine work camp after being captured by the Russians in WWII he knew he could not survive again. This is a story of their choice. It is a heartfelt story of struggles to adapt in a new country, America, and becoming proud Americans. It is a story of ultimate happiness, successes and accomplishments and finally a peace of mind and soul for her parents in their later years.