Elsbet Parek
Tallinn : Perona, [1991]
78 p. : ill.
Softcover used book in good condition
The memoirs of Elsbet Parek - mother of the ERSP (Estonian National Independence Party) leader Lagle Parek - focusing on Pärnu from 1931 to 1949, span a pivotal era for the Estonian people. A panorama unfolds before the reader, detailing the life of an Estonian intellectual and the author's encounters not only with prominent figures from Pärnu but also with other leading members of society from the Republic of Estonia. Despite the severe hardships she endured, the author maintains a calm and balanced perspective looking back on everything she had to live through. Without a doubt, these recollections deserve the attention of not just the people of Pärnu, but all Estonians, helping us understand where we have come from.