The Dark Dad: War and Trauma -- A Daughter's Tale

By Mary Kisler

Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods: rejection and violence in his childhood and the brutal experience of being a prisoner of war in Italy and then Germany from late 1941 to 1945.

In this affecting memoir, she traces back through her father's life and war record, discovering a man who had suffered but who ultimately found peace of mind among the people he loved most.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1991016565
• ISBN13: 9781991016560
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Massey University
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 7.9"