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1941 and the German attack on the USSR brought a "liberation" of sorts, but they were still herded like cattle across the Soviet Union, deemed "unreliable" and kept subjugated by deliberate starvation. Eventually, and only with a sadistic reluctance, the authorities allowed them to leave, but the awful ordeal still had consequences it would bring to bear. Stefan Waydenfeld settled in London, where he followed in his father's footsteps and became a GP. Now retired, in this, his first book, he renders the narrative with an emotional stoicism in stark relief to the misery he is often describing and while he never allows it to be forgotten that it is also the story of a boy's, of his, adolescence, the panoramic sympathy he brings to bear is indicative of the man who emerged from it all. Shot through with a love and incorrigible comradeship that Stalin's communism idealised but could never realise, The Ice Road's grim twist is that given what happened to those who stayed in their region of Poland, the interminable journeying they endured probably saved their lives. --David Vincent
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9781840181661
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A real nice clean unmarked 398 page first edition hardcover. Has a price of Pound 16.99 bottom of dust jacket flap. From the flap: In the forgotten chapter of history, one and a half million Poles- designated by Stalin as Enemies of the people-- were deported during the second World War to labor camps in the most inhospitable forests and steppes of the Soviet Union. The Ice Road charts the shocking story of the hardship and misery faced by 15 year old Stefan and his family. stefan describes in vivid details the idiosyncrasies of his family and friends, their drastically changed circumstances and their indomitable will to survive. Size: 9 1/2 h x 6 1/2w. Book. Seller Inventory # 445
Book Description HardBack. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mainstream Publishing, London & Edinburgh, 1999. 398 pages. A very good copy in red cloth boards, b/w photo-plates, pages of text all lightly tanned, with a very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 100158675