Hiding Places : A Mother, a Daughter, an Uncovered Life

is based on many hours of recorded interviews and covers Helen's life before, during, and after World War II.Although Wyshogrod's original intention was simply to record her mother's experiences, piecing the narrative together proved difficult: there were numerous gaps, things her mother could (or would) no longer remember, and other things her daughter just couldn't comprehend. To fill in these gaps, Wyshogrod draws from all the facets of her identity-writer, clinical psychologist, daughter, mother-in an attempt not only to understand her mother's experiences, but to find out why it is so important for her (and for us) to make that attempt in the first place. [Publisher's Text]