In Hiding Places: a Mother, a Daughter, an Uncovered Life, Diane Wyshogrod draws from every facet of her identity — writer, clinical psychologist, daughter, mother — not only to understand her mother’s wartime experiences, but to find out why it is so important for her (and for us) to make that attempt in the first place.
Prologue
“I don’t want you to write this book.”
My mother is emphatic.
“I mean writing it is okay as long as it’s for the family” she continues. “But you never said anything about publishing this. Oh no.”
She’s shaking her head now. Each shake has its punctuation:
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