.jpeg){kind=small}
.png)
The Golden Daughter is the story of my mother’s secret life, the love triangle that imprisoned her, and the dreams she could never fulfill. I knew nothing of this until she died and I found her stash of secret letters. I decided to find the truth about my parents, my heritage... and myself. My journey led me to write her story, The Golden Daughter: My Mother's Secret Past as a Ukrainian Slave Worker in Nazi Germany, but - beyond that - my discoveries led to love and forgiveness.
Now available for pre-order
My new book The Golden Daughter: My Mother's Secret Past as a Ukrainian Slave Worker in Nazi Germany will be published by House of Anansi on August 5, 2025.
You can secure an advance copy, either paperback or digital, today at Indigo and Amazon, or one of our fine local bookstores.​
%20bookmark.png){kind=logo}
Meet the characters in The Golden Daughter
One story among five million
The Golden Daughter is not just about my mother. It's a story of over five million people, just like her - the slave workers of Nazi Germany. The majority came from Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine and Poland. They were called Ostarbeiter. Some were as young as 12, forced to work as slaves in factories, farms and homes, fed starvation rations, treated as sub-human, and made to wear the OST badge. Later, if they went home, many were called collaborators. These are the forgotten victims of World War II.
Available August 5th
%20bookmark.png){kind=logo}
