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The Dark Dad
War and trauma β a daughterβs tale
Brief Description
Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods: rejection and violence in his childhood and the...
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The Dark Dad
The damage done to a family by war
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Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods: rejection and violence in his childhood and the brutal experience of being a prisoner of war in Italy and then Germany from late 1941 to 1945.
In this affecting memoir, she traces back through her father's life and war record, discovering a man who had suffered but who ultimately found peace of mind among the people he loved most.
The Dark Dad is both an exploration of a tumultuous father-daughter relationship and a tribute to the resilience of a man who overcame his past.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781991016560
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Massey University Press
Illustration: 30 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 358g
Pages: 264
About the Author
Art historian, curator and writer Mary Kisler MNZM worked for 21 years at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TΔmaki, latterly as Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art. In 2016, she was Craig Hugh Smyth Fellow at the Harvard Centre for Renaissance Art, Villa I Tatti, Florence, researching Italian works held in New Zealand Public Collections. Her previous publications include Angels & Aristocrats: Early European art in New Zealand public collections (Godwit, 2010); Finding Frances Hodgkins (Massey University Press, 2019), and as contributing author and coeditor with Catherine Hammond, Frances Hodgkins β European Journeys (Auckland University Press in Association with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TΔmaki, 2019 and Thames and Hudson, 2019). Kisler also helped to create www.completefranceshodgkins.com.
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