Series Preface xv
Editorial Note xvii
Introduction by Lauren Faulkner Rossi xix
Map xxxi
Family Tree xxxiii
Acknowledgements xxxv
Prologue xxxix
Part 1: Mariette — Ripples of Memory
Childhood in Brussels 1
The War Begins 7
Mariette in Hiding 13
Le Moustique 17
Hunted 19
Wartime Lessons 23
Resistance 27
The Cattle Car 33
The Sickness at the End of the War 35
Fates 39
A Decision to Emigrate 47
Photographs 53
Part 2: Marie — Two Selves
Transition 63
Arrival in Canada 65
Vancouver 71
Culture Shock 75
New Opportunities 81
Sidney 87
Marie the Canadian Citizen 91
Motherhood 99
Community Outreach for Children 103
Return to Europe 107
Raw Bonds Between Siblings 115
The Survivor Speaks: Mariette Off the Shelf 121
The Memoir Project 129
Closure 135
Glossary 139
Photographs 149
Index 165