I very much enjoyed 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson which was set in England immediately after World War II. Janusz Nowak escaped from Poland during the War making his way to England where he joined the RAF. After the War he finds his wife Silvana and son Aurek are in a refugee camp and sends for them to join him in his new home at 22 Britannia Road. The reunion is difficult and Silvana and Janusz's stories of their wartime experiences are told in "flashback" chapters. They are no longer the same people who fell in love before the War. Many secrets can form as there is no guarantee they will be alive at the end. As the daughter of a Polish refugee who came to Australia, I could relate to some of the stories. There is often pain and joy in surviving where others did not. Highly recommended reading for this first time author and I look forward to reading more of her work. 41/2/5Monday, July 11, 2011
22 Britannia Road
I very much enjoyed 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson which was set in England immediately after World War II. Janusz Nowak escaped from Poland during the War making his way to England where he joined the RAF. After the War he finds his wife Silvana and son Aurek are in a refugee camp and sends for them to join him in his new home at 22 Britannia Road. The reunion is difficult and Silvana and Janusz's stories of their wartime experiences are told in "flashback" chapters. They are no longer the same people who fell in love before the War. Many secrets can form as there is no guarantee they will be alive at the end. As the daughter of a Polish refugee who came to Australia, I could relate to some of the stories. There is often pain and joy in surviving where others did not. Highly recommended reading for this first time author and I look forward to reading more of her work. 41/2/5
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