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Donna Urbikas
Donna Solecka Urbikas grew up in the Midwest during the golden years of
the American century. But her Polish-born mother and
half-sister endured dehumanizing conditions during World War II as slave
laborers in Siberia. War and exile created a profound bond between
mother and older daughter, one that Donna would struggle to find with
either of them. After the war, older daughter, mother and her
new husband—a Polish Army officer who had helped them escape the Soviet
Union—are haunted by the past. Baby boomer Donna, born in
post-war England and growing up in 1950s Chicago, yearns for a “normal”
American family. In this unforgettable memoir, Donna recounts her family
history and her own survivor’s story, finally understanding the damaged
mother who had saved her sister.
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