Which Way Is Home?

Written by Maria Kiely

A family flees post-war Czechoslovakia, risking everything to reunite with their missing father.

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179 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In post-war Czechoslovakia, Anna's father vanishes, pursued by the new Communist regime. With trust shattered, Anna, her mother, and sister embark on a perilous escape, hoping to reunite with him. As they navigate treacherous terrain and evade authorities, they must rely on strangers for survival. Will they find safety and family, or will the journey prove too dangerous? Their lives hang in the balance, with every decision a gamble in a world where allies are scarce and danger lurks at every turn.

From the publisher

A riveting debut novel about a family escaping Czechoslovakia after the 1948 Communist takeover–based on the author’s own family history. Anna’s father disappeared months ago. He had to flee the country because the cruel new Communist government wanted to arrest him. The Communists may have arrived like heroes at the end of World War II, saving Czechoslovakia from the Nazis–but since then, things have changed. Now Anna’s whole family feels threatened and doesn’t know whom to trust, so she and her mother and sister set out to escape, hoping to reunite with Papa. During their dangerous journey, they have to hide from the authorities and navigate through the wilderness, constantly relying on people they’ve never met for help. They have no way to contact Papa and they’re running out of options, so putting their lives in the hands of strangers might be their only hope of seeing him again.

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