{"product_id":"the-labyrinth-of-dangerous-hours-a-memoir-of-the-second-world-war-9781487523343","title":"The Labyrinth of Dangerous Hours: A Memoir of the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eLilka Trzcinska was fourteen years old when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. The daughter of an architect, Lilka was a high school student at the time. When schools were closed by the occupier, she, along with her siblings, continued their education in secret classes, and joined the Polish Home Army (the secret resistance force).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLilka and her family were arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and sent to the political prison Pawiak, then to Auschwitz. There, Lilka's mother died and her younger sister was sent off to another camp. The rest of the family was put to work in the camp building offices. After being transported to a number of different camps, the three sisters were reunited in 1945, and shortly thereafter liberated by the British. Lilka later went to Italy to continue her education, moving to Canada in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Labyrinth of Dangerous Hours\u003c\/i\u003e is the memoir of a survivor. Lilka Trzcinska-Croydon narrates her adolescence and that of her sisters and brother in a way that binds poetry and history together seamlessly. It describes the strength of the family ties and solidarity that helped them emerge from their horrific ordeal with their dignity intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs many as 150,000 Polish political prisoners were taken during the war, half of whom died in the camps. This memoir is a testament to their struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lilka Trzcinska-Croydon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487523343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrzcinska-Croydon, Lilka:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLilka Trzcinska-Croydon\u003c\/b\u003e is a semi-retired child and adolescent psychoanalyst living in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45352011038835,"sku":"9781487523343","price":59.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fcae7815-f7c9-4975-bf6f-9666ecd6faa5.jpg?v=1786547759","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-labyrinth-of-dangerous-hours-a-memoir-of-the-second-world-war-9781487523343","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}