Escape

This is a fact-based account taken from a journal kept by a refugee during his flight from behind the iron curtain. In 1980 at the age of twenty Nick decided to flee from his Soviet-occupied homeland Hungary. A desperate desire to escape the restraints of communist totalitarianism and find political freedom fueled his journey. The story chronicles his determination to succeed despite the dangers he faced and the hardships he endured. A target of abduction attempts and larceny Nick manages to find work and make friends as he awaits his fate while in residence at the refugee camp in Traiskirchen Austria.<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->