The deceptions / Suzanne Leal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leal, Suzanne, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Fiction.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Poland.

Holocaust survivors--Fiction.

Holocaust survivors.

Dysfunctional families--Fiction.

Dysfunctional families.

Family secrets--Fiction.

Family secrets.

Adultery--Fiction.

Adultery.

Sydney (N.S.W.)--Fiction.

Sydney (N.S.W.).

New South Wales--Sydney.

Genre:

Fiction.

Australian fiction -- 21st century.

Domestic fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Physical Description:

278 pages ; 24 cm

regular print

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.

Summary:

"In 1943, a young woman is taken to a Jewish ghetto outside Prague where one of the guards - a Czech gendarme - is quickly drawn to her. Believing he will offer her protection, Hana reluctantly accepts Karel's advances only to find herself alone and abandoned in Auschwitz. Decades later, Karel carries his regrets to Sydney where he and his family try to make a new life for themselves. Despite her devotion to the family, Karel's wife is a troubled woman, haunted by a secret that will not leave her as the consequences of her actions as a young woman continue to reverberate both within her family and further afield. Meanwhile, the couple's daughter is still reeling from her husband's infidelities as, unbeknownst to any of them, their cherished granddaughter becomes more and more entangled with her married boss. Outwardly harmonious, this is a fractured family whose lives are built on foundations of lies and deceptions - foundations that threaten to completely collapse as old transgressions re-emerge in the lead up to a long-awaited family wedding."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781760875275

1760875279

OCLC:

1135202042

Publisher Number:

99984752886