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Martyna Parsons

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Biography, Memoir, History

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April 2016

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Born Martyna Kozubska in 1931 Poland, this author lived through the worst that World War II had to offer. At the tender age of 18 months, she was separated from her parents, following a divorce, and placed with an aunt to oversee her welfare. That devastating dissolution of her family resulted in Martyna never seeing her biological mother again. Her aunt, whom she warmly remembers as a Godmother, did her best to care for the growing child, but with the advent of WWII, life in Poland became almost unbearable.

Her experiences are now chronicled in the pages of Through the Eyes of a Child. Martyna has travelled to the depths of despair, where she found hope and the will to live. Surviving the war, she escaped Poland in 1946 to be united with he ...more

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83-year-old Forster resident hits Amazon no.1 spot Through the eyes of a child: Before, during and after World War II in Poland

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29 July, 2015
Forster, NSW, Australia

Through the Eyes of a Child Before, During and After WWII in Poland

83-year-old Forster resident hits Amazon no.1 spot
Through the eyes of a child: Before, during and after World War II in Poland

At the age of 83, Polish-born Martyna Parsons from Forster, New South Wales has become a bestselling Amazon author, both in Australia and in the Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 19, 2016 01:09 • Tags: biographies-and-memoirs-of-women, history, history-eastern-europe, memoirs, women-in-history, ww2, wwii

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	Through the Eyes of a Child Before, During and After WWII in Poland 3.95 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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