The Dark Dad: War and Trauma -- A Daughter's Tale

Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods: rejection and violence in his childhood and the brutal experience of being a prisoner of war in Italy and then Germany from late 1941 to 1945.

In this affecting memoir, she traces back through her father's life and war record, discovering a man who had suffered but who ultimately found peace of mind among the people he loved most.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Massey University
Published: 04/10/2025
ISBN: 9781991016560
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.60w x 0.70d