Mostly Behind The 8-Ball

Autobiography and a social document of a post WW2 life. The author, first a refugee, then a migrant had many unique careers in Australia and overseas and experienced both humorous and tragic situations. Born the son of a Latvian professor and composer of classical music, the author last saw his father at age 4. Throughout his life he tries to rediscover him but is blocked by the Iron Curtain and an uncooperative mother. The closest he ever gets to him is at his graveside in Riga, some 64 years later. The saga of a WW2 Baltic Refugee.