Book description
What happens when a smart, young stay-at-home mom decides to go back to work and hires her Ukrainian mom to nanny her two kids for 6 years? A witty, brutally honest and true story of freedom, resilience and pivotal moments in life that change the story forever. Get a peek…
Why read it?
1 author picked Tales & Lies My Baba Told Me as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I like the way the author weaves a unique tale of a Ukrainian family’s escape at the end of WWII with present-day events. The book demonstrates that WWII’s long-lasting impact on families was not limited to Germans and Jews. Like me and my children, the author had no part in the war, yet we are all impacted by it and its aftermath.
From Dorothy's list on The best books about the impact of World War Two on German, Jewish, and other families.
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