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A story written of war, revolution, escape and redemption in a new country where dreams do come true!
Three little girls put in the care of a vicious stepmother, who is jealous of the bound they have with their father, and tries to destroy it. However, everything changes as soon as a revolution turns their life upside down. They arrive in a new world with new hopes and life is never the same.

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Publié par	Balboa Press
Date de parution	06 décembre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798765236796
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Always Water
A MEMOIR

EVA H. SAUNDERS

Copyright © 2022 Eva H. Saunders.

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Balboa Press rev. date: 12/06/2022

To my beloved children, Charmaine and Rod, and their children, Max, Joy, Natalie, and Jamie.
I felt compelled to tell them where we come from, the hardships that took place in our lives, and the joys of being able to create a better future for them and their families. It is not always easy to recall the painful past, but it’s always educational to learn from it and not repeat it. I devoted my life to overcoming the difficult early years and helping others do the same.
I also dedicate this to my late husband, Emery, the children’s father, who spent eight years of his youth in a political prison, five of those in solitary confinement, for supplying information to the West. It left its mark on him emotionally.
Last, but not least, I dedicate this book to Joe Saunders, my second husband, the man who taught me unconditional love; the one who changed my life, and the life of everyone with whom he came in contact, for the better. He was the most nonjudgmental, caring individual I have ever met. Thank you!
The Greatest Influences in my Life:
The Bible – 1940s
Paul Brunton: A Hermit in the Himalayas – 1960s
Harvey Jackins: Re-evaluation counseling – 1970s
Werner Erhard: EST training – 1980s
Tony Robbins: Life training – 1990s
Frank Sabatino: Healthy living – 1980s
John Friend: Anusara yoga – 2000s
Paul Brandt: “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.”
Also, my parents, my many wonderful teachers, and my children. I thank you all!
Contents

Introduction

Mother’s Family, Englert
Father’s Family, Molnar
Our Home, Mosonmagyarovar
The End of the Short-Lived Peace
Nyuszi Is Born, 1945
Deportation
Communism Reigned
Notre Dame de Sion
My Accident
Meeting the Devious Stepmother, 1948
We Lose Everything, Fall of 1949
Annual Pig Slaughter
Trip to Bratislava, Summer of 1956
Revolution, October of 1956
The Escape, November of 1956
Arriving in the USA
A Pilgrimage
Christmases Passed
Emery Homor, My First Husband
Letter to Mother
Betty and Nandi Get Married (She Sixteen, He Thirty-Five)
Charmaine Is Born, 1963
Our First Home
The Divorce
Opening My First Business
Moving Downtown
Meeting Joe Saunders
Martinique With Joe, 1987
The Proposal, 1987
Rod and Betsy Get Married
Meeting the Family
The Wedding, 1987
The Honeymoon
Surprise Birthday Bash, 1988
Life in Maine
Young Visitors From Europe, 1991
A European Adventure, 1994
Vienna, 1997
A Trip Out West, August of 1999
Finding Our Home in Sarasota, 1994
Saunders Manufacturing
A Family Reunion, 2003
Returning to Our Roots, 2009
My Children, Charmaine Lisa and Rodney Steven
My Grandchildren
Selling Saunders Manufacturing
The End Is Near, 2014
A Tribute to Joe Saunders
A Tribute to Emery Homor
Being a Yoga Teacher

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I ntroduction

A s the title indicates, water has always been an important part of my life and that of my family. Whenever life was hard, I found myself near water to calm me; it soothed as a balm.
The property where I was born was at the conjunction of two rivers that flowed into the Danube. It was our swimming hole and skating rink. Here we learned to row our boat and nearly drowned a few times.
Mother’s home in Vienna was near a tributary of the Danube.
When we found our first home in Chicago it was near Lake Michigan’s shores.
The home where I raised my children was in Lake Bluff, also near the lake.
As I moved downtown to be near my business, I always had a lovely lake view.
Finally, when Joe proposed to me, and I realized our new home in Maine was right on the waters of Lake Maranacook, I knew I had found my place!
We purchased a retirement home in Sarasota, Florida, right on the white-sand beaches of Lido Key, where I live out my dream in paradise! I am fortunate to have both sunrise and sunset views, where watching the sunset over the water is a daily pleasure. It is never the same twice!
I also use “water” metaphorically, as water cleanses and washes away all dirt and darkness of the past, and allows the future to be clean and bright, as my life illustrates.
M other’s F amily, E nglert

M other’s great-grandfather, Joachim Englert, was a diamond cutter and pearl merchant. He married the beautiful Anna Dolezal, and they were known as the “holy family,” like the couple in the Bible with the same name who were the Virgin Mary’s parents. He traveled far and wide for his stones, and every time he returned home he got her pregnant. Their first was a boy, Agoston (Guszti), followed by six girls: Stefania, Gizella, Valeria, Elizabeth, Clementine, and Ludmilla. The family had their hands full making sure all the girls married well, but Guszti never married. They were spread between Bratislava, Vienna, and Budapest, all part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Valeria, Mother’s mom, married Ferdinand von Beck, a very handy auto mechanic and expert who was hired by Guszti to run his automobile shop in Bratislava. The rest is history. They had Mausi (Valerie), and eight years later a son named Ferdinand, who grew up loving anything mechanical and became an engineer.
The family moved to Moson, where grandfather Beck opened the first auto, motorcycle, and bicycle repair shop on the main road between Budapest and Vienna. Not only was he good at his occupation, but he also took up bicycle racing, rowing, swimming, and figure skating because his home was so close to the River Danube. He loved life, wine, his children, and had a great sense of humor. He was a sturdy, athletic, active man, with a bald head and round face, my favorite. I often sat in his lap, and he allowed me to taste some of his red wine, which I am still fond of today.
F ather’s F amily, M olnar

V ince Molnar, my grandfather, learned the art of furniture making from a master craftsman, and once he finished, he traveled to see and learn. He took his sisters along to find them a place at the Viennese court, where they could hopefully make a good marriage.
He was of midheight and very strong, muscular with a sense of purpose. He was liked by the ladies, and he married the wealthy Anna Takacs, who provided much land. It was not a very happy union: out of seven children born, six died. Elsa, the oldest daughter, lived to be nineteen; she died of pneumonia just before her wedding. All the other five died before the age of three. Eugene, our father, was the only surviving child out of the seven. Naturally, he was protected and shaded from all peril. Losing so many children left my poor grandmother devastated. She turned to religion for consolation and lost all interest in daily life, for she suffered from severe depression. Eugene earned his diploma in Sopron in furniture design and drafting, which enabled him to continue Grandfather’s furniture business. The sign on the storefront became “Vince Molnar and Son Furniture Empire.” Grandfather knew Eugene needed a strong business partner in his life if he were to inherit all the wealth Grandfather had accumulated. So he designated Mausi Valerie Beck as Eugene’s future wife to assure the survival of the estate. Mausi was raised to be a businesswoman. She was told by grandfather Beck to use her mind and talents properly and not to waste her time on household duties, which could be done by hired help, so she followed his advice.
The wedding took place on December 26, 1938, just as Eugene was about to join the armed forces, taking the family Mercedes with him; it was the beginning of WWII. There was no time to create a beautiful handmade wedding gown, so Mausi purchased a leopard-skin coat and a hat-and-muff set from the large furrier in Gyor, and Eugene wore a gray wool coat lined and collared in red fox. They looked like a couple out of Dr. Zhivago