Think of it! The war had been over for forty-four years, and she still needed a coupons to buy a few hundred grams of beef. Including "veal on the bone," the meat ration for the month totaled four kilograms, or about 133 grams (4.7 ounces) a day. Of course the downside of freedom was inflation that averaged 787 percent in 1990, until the Polish zloty adjusted to the realities of supply and demand.
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Meanwhile, I was growing up in a United States mired by the Great Depression. Europe's agony was America's windfall! I went from hardscrabble poverty to a college degree and a fellowship that took me to the English university where Basia was also a student. This is the story of our meeting, our travels, and our parting. "It's an extraordinary book, highly original, gripping, at once full of joy and of sorrow" (Cosmopolitan Review).
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