{"product_id":"the-golden-daughter-halina-st-james-9781487013158","title":"The Golden Daughter: My Mother's Secret Past as a Ukrainian Slave Worker in Nazi Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecret wartime letters, a volatile love triangle, an unmarked grave, a noble heritage--a revelatory mother-daughter memoir about discovery, love, and forgiveness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSorting through her late mother's possessions, Halina St. James found a secret stash of letters. They told how her mother, Maria, was abducted as a teenager in Ukraine by Nazis and sent to Germany as a slave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Maria found herself pregnant in a displaced persons camp. She married the father, an older man from a noble Polish family. But her life changed when her husband introduced his friend, a young Polish freedom fighter. In Canada, the younger man betrayed his friend and ran off with Maria and Halina.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe letters made Halina realize how little she knew of her mother or her heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is the gripping story of a mother and daughter shaped by forces they had no control over. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter uncovering truths hidden for a century, Halina was finally able to make peace with her mother, her father--and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Halina St James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487013159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487013158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e House of Anansi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Halina St James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867205456127,"sku":"9781487013158","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50ef6f30-6ff5-42f0-a25f-87b99eabe958.jpg?v=1747454168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-golden-daughter-halina-st-james-9781487013158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}