Escape from Pannonia

Escape from Pannonia

A Tale of two Survivors

Steve Floris

This is the autobiographical love story of a Hungarian Jewish couple who survive World War II and Soviet dictatorship, and take flight to the West. Saved by his cooking skills, chutzpah, and charisma, not to mention divine intervention, Steve is eventually reunited with his pre-war love, Eva. As the Iron Curtain drops around Eastern Europe, the two escape to Austria and later move to Canada.


ISBN: 9781894694032
174 Pages
CDN/USD $19.95

Steve Floris was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1920. Miraculously reunited with his pre-war love Eva after WWII, he marries her and they flee to Austria. Eventually they escape to Canada and move to Vancouver where they owned and operated the famous Ferguson Point Tea House. Steve now divides his time between Vancouver, Toronto and California.

Steve Floris was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1920. Miraculously reunited with his pre-war love Eva after WWII, he marries her and they flee to Austria. Eventually they escape to Canada and move to Vancouver where they owned and operated the famous Ferguson Point Tea House. Steve now divides his time between Vancouver, Toronto and California.