Stories My Parents Told Me- Tales of Growing Up in Wartime Malta - Grech, Rupert
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Stories My Parents Told Me- Tales of Growing Up in Wartime Malta is a collection of twelve short stories based on actual events during the Second World War on the Mediterranean Island nation of Malta. The collection describes difficult times when survival was paramount and family was everything. The stories are interspersed with interesting historical details about Malta and its role in WWII, which establish a setting for tales that are sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous and always engaging. They also give a historical insight into the culture of a deeply religious and frugal people.

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Stories My Parents Told Me- Tales of Growing Up in Wartime Malta is a collection of twelve short stories based on actual events during the Second World War on the Mediterranean Island nation of Malta. The collection describes difficult times when survival was paramount and family was everything. The stories are interspersed with interesting historical details about Malta and its role in WWII, which establish a setting for tales that are sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous and always engaging. They also give a historical insight into the culture of a deeply religious and frugal people.
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Rupert Grech is a first-generation Australian born of post-war Maltese emigrants. Rupert graduated with a B.Ec and Dip. Ed. from the University of Sydney. He later completed an Honours degree at the University of New England. Rupert owned a cafe in the Blue Mountains for six years. He returned to teaching and became a highly successful school principal in regional NSW. He also farmed a 114-acre beef cattle property for ten years. Rupert has performed as lead vocalist, guitarist and bass guitarist in bands. He has worked as a radio announcer for a commercial station and wrote a weekly column reviewing bands for a regional newspaper. He lives alternately in Valletta, Malta and the Blue Mountains, N.S.W., Australia, for six months each year.