{"product_id":"the-acts-of-my-mother","title":"Andras Forgach: The Acts of My Mother [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Others\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reader,\u003c\/i\u003e and based on a true story,\u003ci\u003e The Acts of My Mother \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful and moving novel of family, lies, betrayal and forgiveness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe wanted to understand the past.\u003cbr\u003e Now he must live with the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Thirty years after the fall of communism in Hungary, as Andras Forgach investigated his family's past he uncovered a horrifying truth. His mother, whom he deeply loved, had been an informant for the Kadar regime. She had informed not only on acquaintances but on family, friends and even her children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Acts of My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, Forgach gives voice to his deceased mother, holding her responsible for her deeds while defending the memories he cherished of her as a son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mother wasn't lacking in evocativeness, no, no, I can affirm that. She was the firmament, the high sky, and she still is, even covered in heavy clouds.' Andras Forgach\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Forgach, Andras","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44509738238242,"sku":"9781471160615","price":12.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/forgach-andras-the-acts-of-my-mother-9781471160615-40650781589794.jpg?v=1677101381","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-acts-of-my-mother","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}