The deceptions /
Leal, Suzanne,
The deceptions / Suzanne Leal. - Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020. - 278 pages ; 24 cm.
"A compelling story of war, betrayal and family secrets better left buried"--Front cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Long-buried family secrets surface in a compelling new novel from the author of The Teacher's Secret. Moving from wartime Europe to modern day Australia, The Deceptions is a powerful story of old transgressions, unexpected revelations and the legacy of lives built on lies and deceit. Prague, 1943. Taken from her home in Prague, Hana Lederova finds herself imprisoned in the Jewish ghetto of Theresienstadt, where she is forced to endure appalling deprivation and the imminent threat of transportation to the east. When she attracts the attention of the Czech gendarme who becomes her guard, Hana reluctantly accepts his advances, hoping for the protection she so desperately needs. Sydney, 2010. Manipulated into a liaison with her married boss, Tessa knows she needs to end it, but how? Tessa's grandmother, Irena, also has something to hide. Harkening back to the Second World War, hers is a carefully kept secret that, if revealed, would send shockwaves well beyond her own fractured family. Inspired by a true story of wartime betrayal, The Deceptions is a searing, compassionate tale of love and duplicity-and family secrets better left buried." -- Publisher website.
9781760875275 1760875279
Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)--Fiction.
1939-1945
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.
Novel--English--Australia--21st century--Texts.
Jewish women--Czech Republic--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction.
Grandmothers--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.
Australian fiction--21st century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.
Jewish ghettos--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Reminiscing in old age--Fiction.
Adultery--Fiction.
Dysfunctional families--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Fiction.
Adultery.
Dysfunctional families.
Family secrets.
Holocaust survivors.
Holocaust survivors--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Fiction.
Holocaust survivors--Fiction.
Dysfunctional families--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Adultery--Fiction.
Poland--History--20th century--Fiction.
New South Wales--Fiction.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--21st century--Fiction.
Prague (Czech Republic)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--20th century--Fiction.
New South Wales--Sydney.
Poland.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--Fiction.
Australian
War stories--Print --Adult fiction
Historical fiction.
War stories--Print --Adult fiction
Australian fiction
Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Fiction.
Australian fiction--21st century
PR9619.4.L43 / D43 2020
A823.4
The deceptions / Suzanne Leal. - Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020. - 278 pages ; 24 cm.
"A compelling story of war, betrayal and family secrets better left buried"--Front cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Long-buried family secrets surface in a compelling new novel from the author of The Teacher's Secret. Moving from wartime Europe to modern day Australia, The Deceptions is a powerful story of old transgressions, unexpected revelations and the legacy of lives built on lies and deceit. Prague, 1943. Taken from her home in Prague, Hana Lederova finds herself imprisoned in the Jewish ghetto of Theresienstadt, where she is forced to endure appalling deprivation and the imminent threat of transportation to the east. When she attracts the attention of the Czech gendarme who becomes her guard, Hana reluctantly accepts his advances, hoping for the protection she so desperately needs. Sydney, 2010. Manipulated into a liaison with her married boss, Tessa knows she needs to end it, but how? Tessa's grandmother, Irena, also has something to hide. Harkening back to the Second World War, hers is a carefully kept secret that, if revealed, would send shockwaves well beyond her own fractured family. Inspired by a true story of wartime betrayal, The Deceptions is a searing, compassionate tale of love and duplicity-and family secrets better left buried." -- Publisher website.
9781760875275 1760875279
Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)--Fiction.
1939-1945
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.
Novel--English--Australia--21st century--Texts.
Jewish women--Czech Republic--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction.
Grandmothers--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.
Australian fiction--21st century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.
Jewish ghettos--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Reminiscing in old age--Fiction.
Adultery--Fiction.
Dysfunctional families--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Fiction.
Adultery.
Dysfunctional families.
Family secrets.
Holocaust survivors.
Holocaust survivors--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Fiction.
Holocaust survivors--Fiction.
Dysfunctional families--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Adultery--Fiction.
Poland--History--20th century--Fiction.
New South Wales--Fiction.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--21st century--Fiction.
Prague (Czech Republic)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--20th century--Fiction.
New South Wales--Sydney.
Poland.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--Fiction.
Australian
War stories--Print --Adult fiction
Historical fiction.
War stories--Print --Adult fiction
Australian fiction
Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Fiction.
Australian fiction--21st century
PR9619.4.L43 / D43 2020
A823.4
