After a brief introduction of the author and her daughter, this short course shows how two very different people can have a beautiful relationship permanently. Gloria: "It is incredible that, despite our best endeavours we are still so tied to past cultural and familial conditioning. Looking back now, knowing what I know now after decades of self-improvement, there are a lot of things I would do differently." Alpha: "I look back on my childhood and am incredibly thankful for the mother I had. The person my mother is now is even better, and it's been a journey of self- discovery for both of...

A story about family secrets and tension spanning generations, following a mother and daughter across the globe - fleeing their home because of war. Hanna was born in Vienna, Austria, two years after the end of WWI. Her mother was a strict disciplinarian and her father a drunkard. He disappeared when Hanna was one-year old. Coming from a low socio-economic environment in class-conscious Vienna, Hanna decided early on that the only way to better her life was to educate herself, her ticket to marry up into a better social class, which she did. Hitler annexing Vienna played havoc with her...