Bowker Biography:
Christel Decker Bresko

 

There was never ever a thought of writing a book. I grew up during WW2 and my schooling was done by very young substitute teachers while the men serve in the German Army.

I started grade school in 1943. The war was in full swing. We all lived with constant interruptions . Low flying airplanes shot at anything that moved. We all were taught at the first sign of the full alarm to look for cover in a basement , bunker or dug out holes.

My father 's teacher recommended my dad to peruse higher learning but there were not enough funds . He was one of the 12 boys in his family.

He became an apprentice in a printing firm at a very young age and later became an editor at a large German Newspaper.

Mother raised us 3 children alone .I am the oldest of three. My dad left for the war in 1940 was captured by the Russians in 1945 and returned from the Russian prison camp in 1951.

My desire was to learn about distant lands and their people and languages . I taught myself the English language in England and entered the nursing profession and earned my degree in nursing which later got me to the United States of America.

Entering Northwest College in Kirkland WA. gave me an opportunity do study the English 101 102 103. An English professor in 103 told me to write a book, But at that time I had nothing to write about.

After my Arctic endeavor I thought I had a story and I wrote everything long hand about Alaska.

I became a student in a writers class and was told to start from the beginning. So "Mother if in heaven there are no apples,...was born and "Living in a land where no Apples grow" was put on the back burner to be published at a later date.. It has been done.!!!

 

Email: noapples@centurytel.net
Address: Christel Bresko
10604 S. Lakehurst Dr.
Medical Lake, WA 99022 USA
Phone: (877) 234-2764