{"product_id":"dear-mutzi-by-tess-scholfield-peters-9781922507518","title":"Dear Mutzi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarry Peters - formerly Hermann Ludwig Pollnow, known to his family as Mutzi - was born in Berlin in 1920. As a teenager, he fled Nazi Germany and landed in rural Australia. Harry's parents, Max and Edith, stayed and perished in Nazi camps.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis story, of forced migration, assimilation, loss, resilience, and determination despite the odds, is one that has been lived countless times throughout history and continues to be a common human experience. Harry's particular experience also tells the history of refugee farmers in rural Australia and migrant labour companies during WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScholfield-Peters tells her grandfather's story with three intertwining threads: a sketched-out history based on Harry's testimony and documentary history; her engagement with this personal history from a third-generation perspective; and the present story of Harry's growing infirmities and eventual death in early 2021 at age 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the hybrid narrative non-fiction form, Scholfield-Peters investigates her family history and seeks to share an ethical historical account of Harry's life. This work necessarily skirts the edges of fiction and non-fiction, as Scholfield-Peters weaves her deep research with Harry's recollections and imagines the unknown details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDear Mutzi\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully blends historical fact with personal memory to create a compelling account of a life shaped by extraordinary circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804375896300,"sku":"9781922507518","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13486303482872.jpg?v=1757416192","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dear-mutzi-by-tess-scholfield-peters-9781922507518","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}