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Searching for Sibylle

Searching for Sibylle

Preece, Margaret

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ISBN10: 1835636691
ISBN13: 9781835636695
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
Published: Jul 21 2025
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

What does it take to truly understand someone once seen as the enemy? In 1970s Australia, Margaret, an Englishwoman shaped by the hardships of World War II, meets Sibylle, a spirited German immigrant carrying her own legacy of grief and survival. Despite their vastly different wartime experiences - and Margaret's initial mistrust - they form a deep and unexpected friendship. Sibylle shares stories of her life in Germany: the loss of her husband, the death of her infant daughter, the struggle to rebuild in a shattered nation, and her decision to leave everything behind for a new life in England, and later, Australia. Through years of conversation and shared memories, the two women find common ground in resilience and hope. After Sibylle's death, Margaret fulfils a promise they once made - to write Sibylle's story. Weaving together personal diaries, interviews and historical research, Searching for Sibylle is both a biography and a meditation on memory, forgiveness and the enduring search for friendship. This is a profound and moving account of two women linked by fate and divided by war, and a reminder that healing begins when we choose to listen.

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