The sunflower forest
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Lesley's Hungarian mother Mara - charming, childlike, lovable - is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences. Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers. But when Mara's psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother's remembered joy.
Mothers and daughtersFictionHungariansHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)MothersMental healthPsychological aspectsFiction, psychologicalMothers and daughters, fictionHolocaust, jewish (1939-1945), fictionWales, fiction