Maria’s Memoirs By Maria Skarbek All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information database storage or retrieval system, without prior written consent of the author, except in the case of brief quotations included in reviews. For further information contact the publisher via his Internet address:
[email protected] Printed: October 2006 Printer: Documents on Call Publisher: Skarbek Consulting Pty Ltd ISBN 0-9579299-2-7 Disclaimer This book is sold as is, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the book, neither the author, printer nor distributors shall be liable to the purchaser or any other person or entity with respect to any loss, liability or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Copyright © 2006 Skarbek Consulting Pty Ltd Introduction This book was originally hand-written by Maria, my mother. Some years later it was typed up on a manual typewriter by Maria herself. It was retyped into Word ensuring that only the typing errors were corrected and that Maria’s original words were left unchanged. This book is also available on the web at: www.mariasmemoirs.com Maria’s husband’s memoir, Bellum Vobiscum, is available at: www.bellumvobiscum.com. The title Bellum Vobiscum is Latin for War be with you. It deals with the years 1939 to 1946. Maria’s book covers the period from 1916 to her death in 1985.