Description

Motherlode A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience is Carolyne Van Der Meers creative reinterpretation through short stories poems and essays of the experiences of her mother and other individuals who either spent their childhoods in Nazioccupied Holland or were deeply affected by wartime in Holland The book documents the authors personal journey as she uncovers her mothers past through their correspondence and discussion and through research in the Netherlands Motherlode also considers motherdaughter relationships and the effect of wartime on motherhood