| In a series of vivid sketches, anecdotes and reflections,
Yolanthe Leigh tells the story of her growing up in the Poland
of the nineteen thirties and the second world war. These are
poignant episodes of a child's first encounters with both the
enchantments and the cruelties of the world; and from a later
time, stark memories of the brutality of the Nazi invasion,
and the hardships of student life in Warsaw under the occupation.
But most of all this is a record of inward development; passages
of remarkable intensity and simplicity describe the girl's response
to religion, to music, and to her discovery of philosophy. |
| The outcome is something unique, a book that eludes classification.
In its own distinctive fashion, it creates a memorable picture
of a highly perceptive and sensitive individual, set against
a background of national tragedy. |
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