After her mother’s death, GABRIELLE ROBINSON was thrilled to find her beloved grandfather’s 1945 Berlin diaries--only to discover that he had been a Nazi.

Robinson’s award-winning memoir shows Api’s work in medical cellars without water or light. Retracing Api’s steps over fifty year later, she looks for answers to why he joined the Nazi party while also remembering the man who had given her a loving home before the war.

Gabrielle has taught at the University of Illinois and IUSB. She lives in South Bend with her husband and her cat.