Indignity
a life reimagined
$68.79
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2025
Summary
Indignity: A Family’s Secrets Unveiled
When Lea Ypi stumbles upon a stranger’s social media post of her grandmother Leman’s honeymoon photo from 1941, a Pandora’s Box of unsettling questions is unleashed. Growing up, Lea was told that all records of Leman’s youth were destroyed in the early days of Albanian communism. Yet, here she is, with her husband, Asllan Ypi - glamorous newlyweds in the midst of World War II.
This discovery sparks a thrilling reimagining of the past, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241661925 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241661927 |
| Author: | Lea Ypi |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 750g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 138mm x 40mm |
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Lea Ypi goes deep into Europe’s forgotten past to explore who owns the story of a life and who gets to tell it. A gripping tale of secret police, fractured families and undying loyalties, this is also a remarkable reflection on how history is made and what happens to the people who get left behind – David RuncimanA captivating journey, of imagination and of longing, and a gentle uncovering of a deep buried history – Philippe Sands
About The Author
Lea Ypi
Lea Ypi holds the Ralph Miliband Chair in Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Her first trade book, Free: Coming of Age at the End of History won the Ondaatje Prize and the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Costa Biography Award. It is translated into over thirty languages.
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