13 Years Lost

<h2>Impressive story of surmounting tremendous difficulties to help others. -<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></h2><p><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Standing alone in the baggage claim of JFK International Airport 9-year-old Christine anxiously awaited the arrival of her </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>new</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> parents. After the untimely death of her beloved mother and the abandonment by her father Christine was sent by her grandmother to the United States in the hope of a better future. Little did Christine know that the journey would isolate her from her siblings and the life she had known in Communist Poland for over 13 years.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Growing up in Pennsylvania Christine survived mistreatment in her childhood with determination and ultimately became a teen mother. Her resilience led her to New York City where she started over with her daughter Dana. There she would begin a remarkable exciting career at the United Nations.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>This is the extraordinary story of a Polish immigrant who overcame unthinkable challenges and embraced the American Dream. Follow Christine as she defies the odds travels the world is blessed by the Pope and finds true love.</span></p>