In the shadow of wolves / Alvydas Slepikas ; translated from the Lithuanian by Romas Kinka.
Language: English Original language: Lithuanian Publication details: London, England : Oneworld, 2019.Description: 197 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781786074683
- 1786074680
- Mano vardas - Marytė. English
- World War (1939-1945)
- 1900-1999
- Children
- Refugee children
- Refugees
- Women
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Lithuania -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Lithuania -- Fiction
- Refugee children -- Fiction
- Prussia, East
- Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Lithuania
- Lithuania -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction
- Europe -- East Prussia (Poland and Russia)
- 891/.9234 23
- PG8723.29.L47 M3613 2019
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | SLE | Available | 069739 |
Originally published in Lithuanian as Mano vardas - Maryt©♭ by Lietuvos Rasytoju Sajungos Leidykla, 2011.
"The Second World War is drawing to a close, but the world is far from safe. Left to fend for themselves, women and children are forced out of their homes in East Prussia to make way for the advancing victors. As the Russian soldiers arrive, the women know that they are still very much in danger, and that for them, the fight for survival is only just beginning. Facing critical food shortages and the onset of a bitter cold winter without heat, the women send their children into the nearby forests where they secretly cross the border into Lithuania, begging the local farmers for work or food to take back home to their waiting families. Along the way the children find cruelty, hardship and violence, but also kindness, hope, and the promise of a new and better future."--Provided by publisher.
Translated from the Lithuanian.
