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Bryan Wiles on The Chocolate Suitcase

The author discusses a story many Poles endured during WW2.

Bryan Wiles

Bryan Wiles on The Chocolate Suitcase Can you tell us about Bronek and Anna – did they inspire the novel? Although not materially wealthy or with much formal education, Bronek and Anna had an enviable sureness in the values that guided them through life. Rooted in the...

The Polish Odyssey

The experience for many Poles is depicted in a new novel.

Bryan Wiles

The Polish Odyssey ‘The Chocolate Suitcase’ is a novel, but it is closely based on the personal stories of Anna and Bronek Baranek and their Polish family during the Second World War. Their recollections were surprisingly vivid and agreed with the historical record....