A biography of Joe Stirling, aka Gunter Stern, who resolved to escape from his rural village of Nickenich in the German Rhineland in 1939, when Hitler threatened his family, education and future. After making it to England, he settled in Norwich, where he became Sheriff from 1975-6, and was elected to the City Council. 70 illustrations Joe Stirling has been a high profile, well-known resident of Norwich for 65 years. The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author.
