Come Spring: An Autobiographical Novel

Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 2002. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. introduction by Richard Freadman, Professor of English, La Trobe University. Plain text card cover with gold and white coloured titles to the front panel and white and pale silver coloured titles to the backstrip. The reminiscences of the author, told in fiction form, of her life in Poland with her family from 1939 until the end of the war. For, as the rear panel blurb states "... Living in a country house, they survive on false papers and 'good looks', while hiding four of their close relatives in the cellar. One day, they have to cope with waves of German soldiers bursting through their houses; the next moment, the Warsaw ghetto burns; another day, they wake to find the frontline in their front garden..." Inserted loosely into the book is a copy of documentation for the winner of Alan Marshall Award, 1978, of this particular book. A little creasing to the top book corners with rubbing of the book edges. Age toning of the textblock edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 269, [3] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Poland; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 090801175X. ISBN/EAN: 9780908011759. Inventory No: 0281271. . 9780908011759