Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
When L. M. Davidson learns that her eldest sister was fathered by a German soldier during the Nazi Occupation of Jersey in the Channel Islands, her world shifts.Raised by a Jewish father, many of whose family were murdered in the Holocaust, she struggles to reconcile two painful legacies: alleged collaboration and persecution.Over four decades, she searches archives and histories, questions relatives and confronts conflicting stories.Was her mother coerced, or was it a forbidden love affair?Why was the truth buried in silence?As she uncovers official records and hidden memories, Davidson reveals not only a family secret but the wider shame, judgement and trauma faced by women in occupied territories.Secrets and Silence is a courageous memoir about identity, loyalty and the cost of unspoken history. It is a powerful exploration of how the past shapes families across generations.
