Day of No Return

About the Book

In the mid-1930s, a brave young theological student refused to preach Nazi doctrine and was denied ordination in the German Lutheran church. He struggled to resist the Nazi takeover of the church, but, with his life in danger, was ordered out of the country by his bishop. He fled to the United States, where, through the FBI, he contacted author Kressmann Taylor so she could tell his story.

Day of No Return is Kressmann Taylor’s 1942 account of that true story, fictionalized to deceive the Nazis and protect “Karl Hoffman” and his family still in Germany. Now his subsequent life and true identity, which remained secret for the rest of her life, are at last revealed in this dramatic new edition.

About the Author

Catherine and Douglast Taylor were married at The Peabody in memphis, Tennessee, where they met Clearwater and abigai Duck, who told them their story. Downtown Ducks, and agreed to pose for several of Catherine's Watercolor illustrations. Later collarboration by the Taylors produced a second children's book, Thanksgiving, incorporating his popular poem and thirty-six more of her watercolor illustraions. These were followed by the greeting card series Lighthouse Notes, featuring more of her watercolors and his accompanying verse.