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Marisa Parker
a book bubble about
Goodbye to Italia
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Seeking Information; Thrown in a Cell
I recently asked readers (in my monthly eNewsletter) to send a photo of their favourite paperbacks, or of books that they use often. Check it out on the Facebook page -@MarisaParkerAuthorHome – I’d love to receive more, so if you’re keen, post as a response to that message with the information of your location in the world. And, add a sentence about one of the books in your photo … It’ll be interesting to find out about your literary passions! Imagine though not being able to know what is going on around you or being able to find out more; not knowing anything about the outside world, or your family, or friends. Indeed, if questions are asked, repercussions are swift. As a 20-year-old man desperate to find out anything, my father foolishly forgot this constraint in a moment of desperation, when in a POW concentration camp (1941).
Book Excerpt
Goodbye to Italia
Because I am so keen to learn more, I circulate the camp, foolishly throwing caution to the wind, asking questions in broken English and my rather imperfect French. ‘What are you doing?’ I hear an English sergeant shout. He grabs me by the shoulder and drags me away. His words are incoherent after that but I get the gist that I am being accused of spreading propaganda.
‘Sorry, sorry!’ I stutter. I am truly terrified by my stupidity but I cannot defend myself. I am sandwiched between two soldiers, who lift me up and throw me into an isolation cage. I crack my head as I land on the concrete ground and everything goes black. When I come to, they have closed the door and the heat is pressing down on me. Slivers of light filter through cracks of my box-like, steel prison. There is a smell of old sweat and urine from previous captives and I know I have acted like an idiot.
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