Franz (Frank) Oberle was nine years old when his family was
relocated from Forchheim, Germany to Poland. There, he was taken
from his parents to an isolated school where adolescents were being
prepared for indoctrination into Hitler's Youth Movement. As the
tide of war changed, he became a refugee fleeing the Russian
advance only to arrive in Dresden as the city became the target of
the most horrific Allied bombing raid of the war. Surviving on
grass and stolen eggs, Franz and a friend walked 800 kilometres to
his ancestral village on the edge of the Black Forest -- only to
find that his parents had not returned and to be rejected by his
remaining family. The indomitable Franz not only survived amid a
disillusioned populace of the Fatherland, but, with Joan, his
youthful sweetheart at his side, he also dreamed of a new life in a
new land. With her blessings, he set off for Canada, promising to
send for her when he was able to provide for her. Their subsequent
life together in BC has encompassed tragedy and pure joy, hard work
and hard times, failure and triumph as Frank Oberle rose from
self-educated immigrant to acclaimed federal politician. 'Finding
Home', the first volume of Oberle's memoirs, is set against
backdrops of World War II and the raw British Columbia frontier. It
covers Oberle's fascinating life story up until the time he, as a
successful business person, returned to Germany after little more
than a decade in the promised land, knowing that in Canada, he,
Joan and their children had found their true home. Rich in detail,
drama, and humour, this is a love story, an inspirational saga, and
a book that sings the song of the Canadian immigrant.
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