Ep 311: Family Secrets

Ep 311: Family Secrets

Author and publisher Vicky Unwin joins James Holland to discuss her extraordinary family story.

While researching her parents’ war time experiences Vicky unearthed an intriguing narrative which travelled from Egypt to Germany, including the secret of her father’s hidden Jewish heritage.

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