Book review of the historical novel 'Helena' and the sequel 'All the Days of My Life'

Twenty-year-old Czechoslovakian music student, Helena, rans into and marries Stefan only calendar months before the eruption of World War Two, while preparing for a calling as a concert pianist. Stefan is heavily involved in the belowground motion in their homeland, as is Helena's father. In the ensuing years, Helena's religion and courageousness are challenged to the utmost, as she confronts great personal calamity and danger, and endures loss of family, friends, wealthiness and career. Eventually she flees her homeland, hoping to get a new life in Australia.

This book is based on the true narrative of a singular adult female whose interior strength and courageousness impacted many. It have been written in the hope that others might be similarly inspired to go on to 'keep the faith', whatever the troubles encountered as they journeying through life.

'All the Days of My Life': Capital Of Montana finally gets in Sydney after a long sea voyage, and is sent first to a migrator encampment at Bathurst, where she detects that there is small opportunity of pursuing a music calling in her new country. Instead she is sent to work in a mill in Brisbane. She seeks difficult to better her English, and moves to Melbourne and then Sydney, where she is finally able to take up music again, with the aid of good friends, and get teaching. She still longs for a child, and eventually have a son, but in the old age that follow, confronts many deep trials that diagnostic test her religion to the limit. With great courageousness and renewed hope, however, she goes on to defeat in God's strength, caring for others with sincere compassionateness born of her ain suffering.

The subsequence to 'Helena', 'All the Days of My Life', can also be read as a stand-alone novel.