Angela has many questions about her German family. In seeking answers, she uncovers a hidden side to the Second World War and reveals what happened to the perpetrators.
‘In My Grandfather’s Shadow’, explores what it means to be the granddaughter of a Wehrmacht General who served on the Eastern Front, confronting that dark history, and coming to terms with what that past does to a family and its future generations.
Her story begins with her walking into a prison and feeling at home, and ends with her, standing in the exact spot her Grandfather surrendered to the Americans at the end of World War II.
She takes us through her personal journey of self discovery, from figuring out the lingering pain and fog of uncertainty in her life, learning about the grim history of her family in World War II, and her effort to heal the scars that linger. What is our correct position in relation to the to the sins, or otherwise, of our fathers? Why should we feel either responsibility or shame? Are we all imprisoned by our past?
'This is a moving and powerful memoir that illuminates the extraordinary power of unprocessed trauma as it passes through generations, and how when it is faced it can be healed.' Julia Samuel, author of Every Family Has a Story, Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass
For tickets and more information click here