![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But it is also the story of a family, the cascade of grief and guilt through generations, and the endurance of memory and faith. Boy, Lost tells an unforgettable story of the legacy of grief and loss across generations, and is a tribute to the power of memory and faith. ![]() Yvonne dreamt of her son by day and by night, while Peter grew up a thousand miles and a lifetime away, dreaming of his missing mother.īoy, Lost tells how their lives proceeded from that shattering moment, the grief and shame that stalked them, what they lost and what they salvaged. Kristina was the first child of her mother's subsequent, much gentler marriage and, like her siblings, grew up unaware of the reasons behind her mother's sorrow, though Peter's absence resounded through the family, marking each one. Yvonne would not see her son again for nearly 40 years. Boy, Lost is a deeply affecting and moving story of how Yvonne and Peters lives. She was young and frightened, trying to escape a brutal marriage, but despite the violence and cruelty she'd endured, she was not prepared for this final blow, this breathtaking punishment. Kristina Olsson, the eldest child of Yvonnes subsequent marriage. Kristina Olsson's mother lost her infant son, Peter,when he was snatched from her arms as she boarded a train in the hot summer of 1950. A powerful family memoir from the award-winning author of The China Garden ![]()
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