The Burned Letter: Helene Ritchie

For most of Helene Ritchie's life, the details of her mother's escape from Nazi occupation to Aotearoa New Zealand remained vague, half-glimpsed. However, over the last days of her life, Lidi revealed that in an attempt to bury the past, she'd burned a letter that related what had happened to her loved ones at home. 

In this event, Ritchie talks with Miri Young-Moir about her powerful memoir and her attempts to piece together the history of her family.

A discounted ‘Ticket + book’ bundle is available for this event.  If purchased, your copy of The Burned Letter can be collected from Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington in advance of the festival, or at the event from Unity's book table.