The Rietman Family Chronicles

Three books, one family, nearly two centuries. Across the Grain of Time follows the generations who came before me. One Slice of Time tells my mother’s remarkable story. Citizen of the World picks up the thread with my own life. Each book stands alone, but together they form a family history stretching from nineteenth-century Prussia to the present day.

Across the Grain of Time

Across the Grain of Time – 1836 to the twentieth century. Tells the story of my father and great grandfather


One Slice of Time

One Slice of Time – My mother’s story


Citizen of the World

My own improbable journeys

More stories coming soon…