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The Woman with Nine Lives (Paperback)
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The Woman with Nine Lives (Paperback)
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Loot Price R449
Discovery Miles 4 490
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Iby Knill is a simply remarkable woman. An Auschwitz holocaust
survivor originally from Bratislava, she married a British army
officer and set out to make a new life in England, arriving in
Cornwall in 1947 to set up home. Dealing with the problems of
integration as an immigrant in post-war Britain, raising a family
and making careers in civil defence, education, international
textile design and manufacture and as linguist, amongst others, she
also gained an MA at the age of 80.Passionate about music and art,
the loss of her beloved Bert prompted her to return to writing but
always hitting a stumbling block, 60 years of suppressed memories.
Eventually, despite several breakdowns, she unlocked that part of
her life and became determined to tell of her experiences to future
generations.Even now, she is in constant demand to talk to various
groups, schools and within the media. This eagerly-awaited 'The
woman with nine lives' picks up where her best-selling first book
'The woman without a number' ends, evoking changing times through a
life that has constantly embraced challenge and
opportunity.Included in it is the growing realisation that the past
cannot be avoided, the difficulty of facing up to it and of how,
eventually, Iby returns to some of the places that brought tragedy
and despair to her young and formative years. Interspersed within
her story, she tells those of her brother, father and mother - the
woman whose determination she has inherited.Poignant, moving and
searingly honest, this account reconfirms the very best of human
nature and is a truly uplifting sequel.With a foreword by Fabian
Hamilton, MP
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