Spanning nearly 30 years, this is the story of Lissi Hunger. Growing up as a child in depression era Germany and living through World War II and its aftermath, her tenacity, strength and resilience helped her survive. Based on Lissi's stoic, brief account of her life, The Hunger Girl reveals the misery, hardship and poverty of growing up in a small village in war-ravaged Germany under the domination of Hitler's regime. It is also the story of a mother's love for her children and a determination to keep looking forward to a better life, despite all odds. From Soviet-occupied Mittelbach, near Chemnitz, Lissi eventually escapes to Paderborn in West Germany – but what price will she have to pay?