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A certain light : a memoir of family, loss and hope
- Title
- A certain light : a memoir of family, loss and hope / Cynthia Banham.
- Author
- Banham, Cynthia
- Publication
- Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
- ©2018
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 20-3719 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xxii, 393 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- 'Life is not defined by the bad things that happen to us. It certainly isn't for me.' Written for her young son so that he would know what had happened to his mother, Cynthia Banham's inspiring family memoir uncovers a true picture of what survival means: 'This book tells a story that I tried to write many times before, but couldn't. For a long time, it was too painful to tell. It is also one I hadn't known how to tell. It had to be more than a story about surviving a plane crash, a random event without intrinsic meaning.' Unable until now to write her own story, Cynthia found that the lives of her Italian grandfather, Alfredo, and his intriguing older sister, Amelia, resonated with her own. Discovering their sacrifice, joy, fear and love, from Trieste to Germany and America, and finally to Australia, their stories mirror and illuminate Cynthia's own determination and courage in the face of overwhelming adversity. From a remarkable writer, and told with unflinching honesty and compassion, A Certain Light speaks to the heart of what really matters in life.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-393).
- Call Number
- JFE 20-3719
- ISBN
- 9781760632106
- 1760632104
- 9781525273162 (paperback)
- 1525273167 (paperback)
- OCLC
- 1029511858
- Author
- Banham, Cynthia, author.
- Title
- A certain light : a memoir of family, loss and hope / Cynthia Banham.
- Publisher
- Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-393).
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-3719