The idea of home : autobiographical essays

by John Hughes

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A collection of autobiographical essays in which John Hughes reflects on growing up in Cessnock, in a household ruled by memories of the Ukraine, which his mother and grandparents had to flee during the Second World War. Winner of 2006 National Biography Award.

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A collection of autobiographical essays in which John Hughes reflects on growing up in Cessnock, in a household ruled by memories of the Ukraine, which his mother and grandparents had to flee during the Second World War. Winner of 2006 National Biography Award.

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