Cold: Essays on Love, Faith, Family and Other Dangerous Pursuits

By Victoria Dougherty

Daring escapes, backyard firing squads, communist snitches, bowlfuls of goulash, gargoyles, gray skies and bone-chilling winters - Victoria Dougherty comes from the ultimate Cold War family.
Writing with humor and raw soul, she recounts the heart-pounding stories she grew up hearing at her dinner table and the two-hanky drama that played on in her home. She ponders how her family’s bad luck - so bad her parents dubbed it a curse - against all reason became a force for good in her life.

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