On the Midnight Train

About the Book

If I could have a dollar for each time I heard the following questions: “I detected an accent, where are you from?” or “How did you come to the United States” or “Refugee camp? You were really in a refugee camp?” among other questions, I could have paid for a house in full from that money. Ever since I could remember I always wanted to come to the United States. This country was not just a dream for me; it was a reality that I wanted to accomplish before I reached age 25. The decision was easy knowing what I wanted since age 11, but leaving elderly parents behind was very difficult. However, I had parents who understood that I could not accomplish what I wanted to be, to become a writer in a country where if you were not a member of the Communist Party, your chances for success was minimal. I wanted to write things that did not please those who was part of the Communist Inquisition. I dared to escape from the poverty, the hypocrisy and oppression that were all around us. I was willing to pay the price of isolation, starvation or anything that would help me to come to America. And this is my story.

About the Author

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Eva Fischer-Dixon grew up concentrating to achieve a big dream, to live and become a writer in the United States. She accomplished that goal in 1973 when she finally immigrated to the country where she always believed she belonged. Eva Fischer-Dixon lives in Sierra Vista, Arizona, with her husband, Guy, and their menagerie of pets.