Anita Abriel - A remény útjain

It is 1946, when Vera Frankel and her best friend, Edit Bán, arrive in Naples. The two girls escaped from a train heading to Auschwitz, and they lost everyone in the war. Thanks to a letter of recommendation from an American military officer, Vera gets a job at the US embassy, ​​where she falls in love with Captain Anton Wight.
It seems that things are starting to get better, but not only Vera and Edit, but also Captain Wight has to deal with the traumas caused by the war, and the man disappears one day without a word. The two women thus have to plan their lives again, and the desire to finally put the horrors of the past behind them leads them from Naples first to New York and then to Caracas.
However, despite the years passing by, Vera is unable to forget the captain...

On the Roads of Hope is a shocking and captivating story inspired by the life of the author's Hungarian mother.

Anita Abriel was born in Sydney, Australia. Studied literature and creative writing at Bard College. He lives in California with his family.
"My mother, Frankel Vera, was born in Budapest in April 1927. Her father, Lőrinc, ran a law practice in Budapest. Three of my grandmother Alíz's seven siblings died in a concentration camp, and my grandfather spent four years in a labor camp...
My mother and her best friend, Edith, escaped from a train to Auschwitz. During their six years of travel, they visited four continents. Their situation was so desperate and heartbreaking that I can't even imagine how they were able to survive it all...
I hope that in today's challenging world, this story will help readers to believe in themselves, in love, and in the goodness of life and humanity."