In an extremely thought-provoking afternoon read, Dorothea takes us on a journey. A journey through her own life, her home country, and inadvertently through the treacherous political and social waters that surround the world even today. With a humor and wit untarnished by the darkness and weight of the words and imagery surrounding them, Dorothea's story navigates easily between the history we all know and the history we don't. The side that is not often seen; The side of the ordinary. We see so often stories of the extraordinary, that we ask questions like "How could they not KNOW" and don't look to the folks like Dorothea, who answer that for us. War is dark, and even children are not untouched by that darkness. Dorothea's insight is invaluable, and one word she speaks is sticking with me even now: Equity. She didn't wish equality, as so often we hope for today, but rather Equity. And I think that's a good word to keep in mind when following Dorothea and her journey.