
Finding Ida
Marya Burgess(Author)
The Book Guild Ltd (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 28. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-83574-345-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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.
Inspired by the life of the author's mother, Finding Ida 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.
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.
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.
Inspired by the life of the author's mother, Finding Ida 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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Kibworth
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
466 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83574-345-4 (9781835743454)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Marya Burgess's BBC career spanned almost 40 years, reporting for Woman's Hour and PM, producing All in the Mind and For One Night Only, and finally curating The Listening Project in partnership with the British Library. Over the years, Marya has attempted to tell her mother's remarkable story, but it was only after moving to rural Scotland that Finding Ida began to take shape.