In My Grandfather's Shadow - A story of war, trauma and the legacy of silence (Hardcover)

The true story of three generations of one family which examines the guilt and trauma of being part of Germany's Nazi past. This is a moving and powerful memoir that illuminates the extraordinary power of unprocessed trauma as it passes through generations, and how when it is faced it can be healed.' JULIA SAMUEL, author of Every Family Has a Story, Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass 'A page turner of the highest calibre! Meticulously researched, searingly honest and beautifully written,.' MARINA CANTACUZINO, Author and founder of The Forgiveness Project 'An absolutely extraordinary book.' Keith Lowe, Sunday Times bestselling author of Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II ------------- In 1987, Angela Findlay walked into a prison and instantly but inexplicably felt at home. For years she had wrestled with a sense of 'badness' within her. But working with prisoners was just the beginning of her search for answers that took her to Nazi Germany and the life of her dead grandfather, who, it emerged, was a decorated general on the Eastern front. In a rare confluence of memoir, psychology and historical detective story, this is Findlay's account of her unflinching quest for the truth about her German family, one that breaks through the silence surrounding many of the Second World War's perpetrators. In My Grandfather's Shadow explores the heritability of unresolved experiences, questions deeply held perceptions of good and bad, and uncovers the lesser-known history of the war's losers, a post-war culture of apology and atonement, and the lingering legacy of shame. Using her own family story to explore an episode in history that continues to appal and fascinate, Findlay reveals that it is possible not only for the scars of trauma to be handed down through generations, but also for them to be healed.

General

Imprint:	Bantam Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2022
Authors:	Angela Findlay
Dimensions:	241 x 160 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-78763-406-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-78763-406-X
Barcode:	9781787634060

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