‘A fascinating book about a remarkable family.’ - Edmund de Waal
Memoir, detective work and political history come together in this vivid and moving family biography told through the stories passed down by its undaunted women.
Heard on a toboggan in the Austrian mountains, in the back seat of an overloaded Mini toiling through Europe, on a coal barge in Paris … here are tales that take us from Hungary, Germany and Italy to France, England and Argentina, and from the young actress in fi n de siècle Vienna to the 16-year-old schoolboy who disappeared for over fifty years. My Disappearing Uncle is a journey of discovery that explores the complicated dance between the present and the past.
‘Henderson’s narrative … includes a wide range of memorable personalities as we move into and then beyond the Vienna of Freud, Mahler and Klimt … Centuries of turbulent, superbly narrated history.’ - Jewish Chronicle
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‘Henderson has that rare quality of being able to draw the reader into her world, offering them a rich and cultural experience along the way.’
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The Lady"
‘an evocative account of a childhood in a postwar London.’
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Who Do You Think You Are? magazine
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‘Henderson’s book is engaging on several levels … Her detective work and knowledge of Austria’s history are impressive and her family story is a rich intricate tapestry.’
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Irish Independent"
‘Henderson’s narrative … includes a wide range of memorable personalities as we move into and then beyond the Vienna of Freud, Mahler and Klimt … Centuries of turbulent, superbly narrated history.'
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Jewish Chronicle