World War II was raging. At one end of the world a U.S. Marine was suffering through forty months of starvation, tropical diseases, and brutal treatment as a POW of the Japanese. On the opposite side of the globe, a Dutch teenager endured five years of deprivation, tragedy, and fear while her country was occupied by Nazi Germany. What were the chances of the two meeting and falling in love? A fascinating love story about survival, strength of character, and tenacity to pursue ones dreams. Paula Boswell was born and raised in the Netherlands. She moved to the United States in 1952 and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1956. Danville has been her home for the last thirty-nine years.