Krystyna's Story

Name: Krystyna's Story
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9781877460166
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By Halina Ogonowska-Coates

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Krystyna's Story is centred around one of the 732 'Polish children' who survived forced deportation to the Soviet Union and was given a home in New Zealand in 1944. Her remarkable story, a composite portrait drawn from interviews with Polish survivors, begins in a peaceful Polish... Read More

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Krystyna's Story

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Krystyna's Story

Description

Krystyna's Story is centred around one of the 732 'Polish children' who survived forced deportation to the Soviet Union and was given a home in New Zealand in 1944. Her remarkable story, a composite portrait drawn from interviews with Polish survivors, begins in a peaceful Polish village and follows her family's harrowing journey to a labour camp in Siberia, the terrible flight to freedom, and Krystyna's lonely voyage to a safe refuge in New Zealand.

This might be one of the most poignant stories of the last century. It is a beautifully evoked account of a child's journey through Europe at war, and a young woman’s bewildering encounter with rural New Zealand.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781877460166

Publisher: Random House New Zealand Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 July 2008

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Longacre Press

Audience: General / adult, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 218g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Halina Ogonowska - Coates is a writer, filmmaker, broadcaster and oral historian. Born in New Zealand to a Polish mother and a New Zealand father, she has Masters degree (Hons) in New Zealand History from Canterbury University and lives in Sumner, Christchurch. Her work includes touring exhibitions, film and radio documentaries. In 2005 she won the Qantas Media Award for Best Radio Documentary and in 2006 was awarded a Media Peace Award. In 2007 she received a New Zealand Mental Health Foundation Media Award and is currently working on a project associated with this award.