{"product_id":"the-dark-dad-war-and-trauma-a-daughters-tale-paperback","title":"The Dark Dad: War and Trauma -- A Daughter's Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Kisler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt historian, curator and writer Mary Kisler MNZM worked for 21 years at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, latterly as Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art. In 2016, she was Craig Hugh Smyth Fellow at the Harvard Centre for Renaissance Art, Villa I Tatti, Florence, researching Italian works held in New Zealand Public Collections. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Aristocrats: Early European art in New Zealand public collections\u003c\/i\u003e (Godwit, 2010); \u003ci\u003eFinding Frances Hodgkins\u003c\/i\u003e (Massey University Press, 2019), and as contributing author and coeditor with Catherine Hammond, \u003ci\u003eFrances Hodgkins -- European Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e (Auckland University Press in Association with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, 2019 and Thames and Hudson, 2019). Kisler also helped to create www.completefranceshodgkins.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716664701177,"sku":"9781991016560","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/xDoHHbEv-n9781991016560.webp?v=1785070441","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-dark-dad-war-and-trauma-a-daughters-tale-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}