The sunflower forest

461 pages

English language

Published Sept. 29, 2008 by Harper.

ISBN:
978-0-00-726094-2
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OCLC Number:
245558236

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Lesley's 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 Mara's psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother's remembered joy.

2 editions

Subjects

  • Mothers and daughters
  • Fiction
  • Hungarians
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Mothers
  • Mental health
  • Psychological aspects

Places

  • Wales