Finding Ida

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>1930s Warsaw. Two privileged sisters: Ida - glamorous and self-assured - and Luiza the spirited tomboy striving to fulfil the ambitions their German-born father once held for the son he never had.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>At just seventeen Luiza's world is upended when her Polish homeland is occupied. Caught between two identities - raised speaking both German and Polish - she must now decide where her true allegiance lies. Meanwhile Ida newly married and expecting her first child is living under Soviet occupation in the eastern part of Poland. When she vanishes taking her baby with her Luiza begins a search that will span decades.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>In a cruel irony the war that destroys Ida brings Luiza both adventure and love. But her life becomes driven by survivor's guilt - a need to live not only for herself but for the sister she lost.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Inspired by the life of the author's mother </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Finding Ida</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)> is a gripping family saga. It explores themes of faith loss and forgiveness and the enduring human drive to survive. At its heart it is a story about identity and belonging.</span></p>