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An autobiography unlike other literary forms shows the ego of an author. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm’s ego is delicate, fascinating, and courageous. Some fragments are almost like a movie with interesting dialog, compelling moments, and realistic characters.Vividly portrayed are dedicated and devoted parents who instilled a love for reading and books that formed the foundation for her career. Detailed descriptions of coping with the rigors of achieving an advanced education, career start, and caring, rearing and devoting love to a young son are outstanding.
Aleksandra Ziólkowska-Boehm is author of many books in her native Poland and in the USA and Canada.
List of PhotographsPrefaceChapter 1: FamilyChapter 2: ChurchChapter 3: GardenChapter 4: PetsChapter 5: SchoolChapter 6: University - Marriage - Birth of ThomasChapter 7: Melchior WankowiczChapter 8: House on Studencka Street Chapter 9: The Writer’s Illness Chapter 10: Burial of Wankowicz Chapter 11: Fortune teller Chapter 12: England Again Chapter 13: Apartment on Kmicica StreetChapter 14: First Book: Near WankowiczChapter 15: Ship Cruise Chapter 16: Radziejowice - Professor Wladyslaw TatarkiewiczChapter 17: Tomek’s SchoolChapter 18: Nieborów Chapter 19: Zakopane Chapter 20: Roman Rodziewicz Chapter 21: CanadaChapter 22: Return to PolandChapter 23: Visiting the United States Chapter 24: NormanNotes and ThoughtsEndnotesAbout the AuthorIndex
Using the unique literary device of forgoing the narrative structure, Ziolkowska-Boehm instead relates memories by drifting from topic to topic highlighting the important experiences of her life.