Maps and Shadows

by Krysia Jopek · 2010

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A novel drawn from a little known chapter of World War II history - the brutal Soviet deportations of 1.5 million Polish civilians to forced labor camps in Siberia shortly after the Soviets occupied eastern Poland at the beginning of the war. It explores the impacts of this shattering experience on a family from four points of view.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisPolandPolandMore like thisLess of thisRussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 151 pages

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