Unspoken av Tom McGrath

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<p>¿A triumph of family story-telling¿ Hugo Hamilton, author of The Pages.</p><p>A tale of three journeys, the final one a successful pursuit of shadows¿ Myles Dungan</p><p>Growing up in Waterford, Tom McGrath never noticed the odd gaps in the stories of his parents¿ lives before he was born; it was only many years after they died that he uncovered the unspoken truths, which did so much to explain the people they had been.</p><p>Here he tells the incredible true story of his father¿s conscription into the British Army, his escape from a prisoner-of-war camp in Poland, his daring journey across Europe and subsequent recapture ¿ and the devastating news that awaited him in England. Tom¿s research also led him to discover that his mother also carried a heartbreaking secret.</p><p>In writing this book Tom not only recreated his father¿s nail-biting escape but also embarked on a journey of his own to reconnect with previously unknown family members. <em>Unspoken </em>pieces together an extr