Since August I’ve been doing media interviews, bookclubs and presentations to get the word out about my book, The Golden Daughter . Today’s presentation was close to my heart, and just down the road from my home. I spoke to my peeps… the St. Margaret’s Bay Seniors Association in Nova Scotia. The audience, 83 men and women, all roughly my age, although there were some fresh, younger faces, listened to my story attentively. You could have heard the proverbial pin drop in the Se

I thought I was done after I wrote and published my book The Golden Daughter . But I wasn’t. I found new information, and it broke my heart. Most of you know the story of The Golden Daughter  - how my mother was snatched by the Nazis from her home in Ukraine, stuffed into a cattle car, and taken to Germany to work as a slave for the duration of the war. Her first job was as a housemaid for a Dr Horst Schroder and his wife at 8 Schillerstrasse, Wurzburg. I found a document pro

If you’ve been reading my blogs or book, you'll know about my search for my family, my blood relatives. Last night I found another family - authors and poets. I was invited to speak about my book, The Golden Daughter , at AfterWords, week-long literary festival, a staple of the arts scene in Halifax.  I was speaking at Cafe Lara in the north end of Halifax, at an event officially called Seven Up. But it's more generally known as the annual midweek festival freakout. I've got