Family History of Fear

From one of Poland's most admired poets and historians, author of"Vera Gran, The Accused"("a book of extraordinary depth and power"--Richard Eder, "Boston Globe"), a powerful memoir about growing up after WWII in Communist Poland, blonde, blue-eyed, and Catholic, and learning at the age of nineteen [...]
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From one of Poland's most admired poets and historians, author of"Vera Gran, The Accused"("a book of extraordinary depth and power"--Richard Eder, "Boston Globe"), a powerful memoir about growing up after WWII in Communist Poland, blonde, blue-eyed, and Catholic, and learning at the age of nineteen that she was Jewish; the journey of discovery of her family's secret history in a country rife with anti-Semitism and her acceptance of her, for her, shameful self.
Agata Tuszy ska grew up in a country--Communist Poland--beset by anti-Semitism, rarely hearing the word "Jew" (only from her Polish Catholic father, and then, always spoken in derision; "the Jews are responsible for it all," he would say). The author writes of how she set out to investigate her past and begin a journey to uncover the truth of her family's history during World War II. Her book tells the story of her discoveries and of her willingness to accept a radically different definition of self.
Translated from the French by Charles Ruas."