Books The Terrible Truth About ‘The East’ In this exclusive extract from her new book, The Writing on the Wall, Juliet Rieden searches for the Czech relatives she never knew she had and uncovers a personal family massacre of epic proportions. By Juliet Rieden Published 27 August, 2019 Books The Terrible Truth About ‘The East’ In this exclusive extract from her new book, The Writing on the Wall, Juliet Rieden searches for the Czech relatives she never knew she had and uncovers a personal family massacre of epic proportions. By Juliet Rieden Published 27 August, 2019 Previous article A Friendly Reminder To Get Outside Next article ‘It’s Not Just People Talking About Books, These Are Human Stories’: Marieke Hardy I’d never believed I would make the journey to Auschwitz. This place wasn’t part of my story, or so I thought. But as soon as I discover that after so nearly making it to the end of the war, Felix Rieden, my father’s uncle, had been sent to Auschwitz, I knew I had to go.Then, as the truth about my family tumbles out of the archives ‘Osvětim’ – the Czech name for Auschwitz – appears with a deafening finality on dossier after dossier, I realise how intrinsic this dark, dark town in Poland is to our family footprint. This is an edited extract from The Writing on the Wall by Juliet Rieden, foreword by Magda Szubanski, published by Pan Macmillan Australia. On sale now. Making books great again Best Of Future Women Culture Nobody wants this type of transaction By Melanie Dimmitt Culture “I lost everything” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture He cut her off from the world By Melanie Dimmitt Culture He met her success with abuse By Melanie Dimmitt Culture This support system is being weaponised By Melanie Dimmitt Culture Have you heard of sexually transmitted debt? By Melanie Dimmitt Culture What kind of world are you building? By Sally Spicer Culture ‘Carry her strength forward’: What legacies ignite By Odessa Blain Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
