Reckoning: A Memoir (Szubanski Magda)(Paperback)

"A brave and tender book about everything that matters most in life."--Cate Blanchett"A remarkable memoir, that weaves the tragedy of twentieth century history into a personal narrative of coming to terms with family and self."--Christos Tsiolkas"Riveting, overwhelmingly poignant...An extraordinary hymn to the tragic heroism at the heart of ordinary life and the soaring moral scrutiny of womankind."--Weekend Australian"A beautifully written, heartfelt and illuminating family saga."--New DailyMagda Szubanski's childhood in a suburban migrant family was haunted by the demons of her father's life in wartime Poland. At nineteen, fighting in the Warsaw resistance, he had been recruited to a secret counter-intelligence execution squad. His mission was to assassinate Polish traitors who were betraying Jewish citizens to the Nazis. The legacy of her
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