Summary of A Woman in Amber
“A Woman in Amber” is an autobiographical memoir by Agate Nesaule. The first part of the book describes the writer’s experiences as a refugee following the Soviet invasion of Latvia in 1940, her life in a displaced persons’ camp in Germany, and her emigration to the United States after the Second World War. The second part of the book focuses on her experiences in Indianapolis during the 1950s.
Reasons to read A Woman in AmberÂ
Agate Nesaule is an American writer of Latvian descent. “A Woman in Amber” recounts the experiences of her family during the Second World War in Latvia and their post-war emigration to the United States. The book won the American Book Award in 1996.
Setting: Latvia, Germany, USA
Book set in Latvia (the author was born in NÄ«taure), Germany, USA (Indianapolis)
Original title: A Woman in Amber: Healing the Trauma of War and Exile
Year of publication: 1995
Nr of pages: 288
