Distant Moments--Angela's Story

Unloved by her mother adored by her father 16-year-old Angela Pollak a fiery Austrian beauty was betrothed by her parents to a man she detested. Soon after the wedding her husband Hans migrated to New York and two years later sent for Angela. Shortly after her arrival Angela noticed her once handsome husband had abusive drinking problems and was also seeing another woman. A year later in 1905 their daughter was born and matters got worse with Hans. The couple soon separated; he wanted a new life with his married paramour and Angela was left to raise her beloved Julia in a strange country. Several years later unforeseen circumstances forced Angela to send the child to Groissenbrunn to be raised by her parents. Rudy enters her life in 1911 and she finds true happiness for the rest of her days.This novel follows Angelas life to the end. Her successes in New York City were many especially pioneering Antique Row on Third Avenue more than 70 years ago.Distant Moments - Angelas Story is filled with drama excitement love disappointments and a feel of what it was like to be an immigrant so long ago.