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Julianna Brydon
In 1927, at the age of two, Anna could not conceive at her tender age
what the future held for her.
She attempted several times to climb on the slab where her mother lay.
When she fi nally succeede...view moreIn 1927, at the age of two, Anna could not conceive at her tender age
what the future held for her.
She attempted several times to climb on the slab where her mother lay.
When she fi nally succeeded the arduous climb, she sat beside her mother
and sucked her thumb whilst trying to wake her.
The candle in the room softened the stark reality of her mother’s death.
Anna was born in a village of Old Hungary, Albertsdorf, which was situated
in the county of Baranya.
Her grandparents, Teresa and Anton raise Anna and her sister, Kati, as
their father abandons them for another woman. When WWII breaks
out, this has a profound eff ect on Anna and the family. She, like so many
others, fi nds herself in a dangerous dilemma as she comes to realise they
are displaced persons and belong nowhere.
Anna’s journey from her village will eventually lead her to a man who
becomes her partner with the inclusion of a baby girl. They were
interrogated in Hungary when they tried to escape to Austria. They
eventually end up in Munich and fi nd their way to the American zone.
Anna fi nds her sister in Munich and discovers that their grandmother,
Teresa, had died in a prisoner-of-war Yugoslavian concentration camp.
They try to stay in Europe without success.
The journey ends after they cross the Indian Ocean and fi nd their way to
Sydney, Australia, at Pyrmont wharf. This will become Anna’s new home.view less