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Did belong to a library before but book as well as unclipped wrapper survived remarkably well - 344 pg. - 1984 - Published by Gollancz. >>> A haunting tale of a family who can't escape the consequences of their mother's tormented childhood. Hayden, a master storyteller, again turns her talent to fiction in this novel that combines a psychological thriller with a nuanced family drama. - Lesleys Hungarian mother Mara charming, childlike, lovable is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences. - Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers. - But when Maras psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mothers remembered joy. >>> Although set in the 1950s, the story reveals the traumatic experiences of Lesley's mother during World War II when the Nazis took her son.
