Driving to Treblinka: A Long Search for a Lost Father

By Diana Wichtel

Book Overview

A daughter's quest to uncover her father's hidden past. Diana Wichtel, raised in Canada by a Catholic mother and a Polish Jewish father who survived the Holocaust, embarks on a journey to discover what happened to the father she never saw again after being whisked away to New Zealand as a child.

Her search becomes an obsession, leading her to archives across the world, the death camps of Poland, and a confrontation with long-held family secrets. Driving to Treblinka is a poignant exploration of family, memory, and the enduring impact of trauma. It asks: What is the price of uncovering the truth?How do we reconcile with a painful past?Can we ever truly know those we love?For readers of Holocaust history and compelling family memoirs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927249406
• ISBN13: 9781927249406
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Awa Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.4"