Krystyna's Story
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01BI5FJNS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She has also presented their story in a television film, Exiles - The Story of a Polish Journey. In Krystyna's Story she has recorded the experiences of many Poles who came to New Zealand after the Second World War. . About the Author Halina Ogonowska-Coates is an oral historian, writer and filmmaker of Polish descent
A piecing together of a Polish child's journey through Europe at war, and a young woman's bewildering encounter with rural New Zealand.'As a child I loved my mother but she seemed different from other mothers. I wondered what had happened to her that she could have forgotten such important things. She couldn't remember where she was born. She didn't know how old she was. Her remarkable story, a composite portrait drawn from interviews with Polish survivors, begins in a peaceful Polish village and follows her family's harrowing journey to a labour camp in Siberia, the terrible flight to freedom, and Krystyna's lonely voyage to a safe refuge in New Zealand.. It had something to do with the Second World War 'Krystyna is one of 732 'Polish children' who survived forced deportation to the Soviet Union and was given a home in New Zealand in 1944
"Unforgettable, poignant child's view - not to be missed!" according to A Customer. As a New Zealander, Krystyna's Story reminded me of thedifficulties all immigrants face when moving to a new country. Thisbook is an astonishing recount of the horrific passage many Polish people were forced to make, either to Germany, or to the Soviet Union, during the 2nd World War. Told through the eyes of an eight year old, some accounts were downright hilarious, but most were direct, heartwrenching and unbelievably sobering. This book gave both my husband and I a renewed respect for all victims of war, and a far
. She has also presented their story in a television film, Exiles - The Story of a Polish Journey. In Krystyna's Story she has recorded the experiences of many Poles who came to New Zealand after the Second World War. Halina Ogonowska-Coates is an oral historian, writer and filmmaker of Polish descent