Fragments of a Childhood presents a collection of short stories
offering an intimate glimpse into author Greda Christensen's
childhood in Denmark. She reminisces about the sacrifice, love, and
the close-knit ties that can only be created by the strength of
family. She talks about the greatest trauma her family
experienced-her father's struggle with alcohol, which eventually
took him away from the family forever. After the departure of their
father, Greta, her mother and her five brothers and sisters had to
live with her grandparents until her mother remarried six years
later. Although theirs was a difficult childhood, she recalls many
good memories from their early life along with the bad ones. From
the joys of fishing on their grandparents' farm on a long summer
day to the first meeting with an estranged father by the children
too young to remember him, the memories of her childhood come
shining through in these short stories. There are also stories of
school, a horse named Pejer, and the tragic end of the cows that
she hated so much. Through all of the stories, the common thread is
her love for her family and her homeland. Although she would
eventually migrate to Canada, the memories of the past are lovingly
recounted for all to enjoy in this collection.
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