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Orginally, David wrote this biography for their grandchildren, so they might understand why their funny, foreign Grandmother is what she is - and why she is so anti war!
This is a unique insight into the mind of a true survivor, who in spite of the odds being well and truly set against her, maintained a huge capacity to love.
Available from Author via this website
Marika - just arrived in England
Ever watched a news report on a war situation, with distressing images of lost children left to fend for themselves. Caught up in horrific scenes of death and violence.
Have you ever wondered what became of them? Did they survive? If so, how?
Imagine you were one of those children. The only way to survive is to dance outside restaurants and bars, performing for scraps of food and small change, avoiding death and the depravity of war alone. Add to that an abusive, dysfunctional circus family you are desperate to escape from. You are a malnourished 14yr old girl.
Now look at that middle aged woman who's just cycled past you in her picturesque seaside town, .........looks normal enough? Ever wondered what's her story?
This book is the amazing journey of that woman on the bicycle. Her incredible story of surviving a very public revolution and a very private battle, against horrific abuse, both physical and emotional. Marika documents her journey from Hungary to her present life in England. From her circus life, her love of the creatures, both wild in the forest and performing in the circus. Her life on the streets of Budapest and her involvement in the' Hungarian Uprising'. An insight to the gamut of emotions running through this phenomenally strong woman. Together, you journey from a start with no hope, through fear and loathing to the most beautiful enduring love story.
The book of Marika's journey, 'GRAVEL FOR DINNER', is lovingly and sensitively written by her devoted husband of 46 years
David T. Cavell