A Long Postponed Visit (Paperback)

Jerry was forced to leave his native Poland during the troubles in 1967 and 1968, after being harassed by the secret police and being subjected to anti-Semitism. Years later, after working as a biochemist in Sweden and then in Switzerland, he returns to Poland for a conference and recounts the events of his earlier life, prior to his exile. He is also confronted with the realities of the past - communism in Poland - during the course of his visit. The main thread of his story is of his passionate affair with Catherine, a celebrated Polish actress, whom he had to abandon when he fled the country. Tragically, she dies before they can be fully reconciled. A Long Postponed Visit also recalls all the other events of Jerry's life; his marriage to Vera and her tragic death in an accident and all the other affairs and relationships in his life - friends lovers and his own children - artfully weaving astute socio-political and historical analysis into this intriguing story of one man's tumultuous life.