Description - Little One: A story of family, love and sacrifice - and an extraordinary secret by Peter Papathanasiou
Peter Papathanasiou is the son of migrants and grandson of refugees. His parents emigrated from Greece to Australia in 1956 but were unable to have children, a huge sorrow - and shame - for them among Australia's Greek community and their own family. Finally, in 1973, Peter's uncle and aunt in Greece offered to have a baby and give it to his parents to raise as their own in Australia. Peter was that baby, born in 1974 and given up by his biological parents so that a childless sister could become a mother.
Peter grew up an only child in Australia, finally discovering his true parentage in 1999 when his mother revealed the secret of his birth and the sacrifice that lay behind. By then, Peter's birth mother had died, but he found he had two older brothers still living in northern Greece. This is where the story begins.
What follows is a moving and compelling memoir of family and place, as Peter traces his parents' journey to Australia, their struggle as migrants, and the very different world that they came from - a world where the bond of family was so strong, a husband and wife were prepared to make an extraordinary gift.
'A unique migrant journey: Peter Papathanasiou has written a beautiful memoir on family and identity.' George Megalogenis, award-winning author of The Australian Moment
'Absorbing and flawlessly written, telling an ultimately uplifting story about heredity, family and home.' Alison Moore, author of the Man Booker Prize shortlisted The Lighthouse
'A beautifully written and incredibly moving book. The humanity, love, loss, and the compelling search for identity shine out from the pages. I loved it.' Kate Hamer, award-winning author of The Girl in the Red Coat
'An engrossing account of two lives and how choices made years previously can ricochet down through the generations. This captivating memoir considers what it means to be a parent in the widest sense.' Claire Fuller, award-winning author of Our Endless Numbered Days
'A richly moving and elegant memoir ...He discovers the deepest and most resolute of ties that bind human lives, and has created a book equal in grace to the astonishing act of kindness he uncovers at the very heart of his family.' Julian Hoffman, award-winning author of The Small Heart of Things
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