Milwaukee — Bernice Rubens

Milwaukee. Is it a place/ A person? Or the painful memory of a night to forget? It could be any of them. For Mary, it is the name of her father. For Annie, her mother, it is an anonymous American GI. For her grandmother, it is a place in Wisconsin and an opportunity for revenge. Each clings to her illusions, and the result is an explosion of lies that fragments and destroys a family. Milwaukee is Annie's story. Her memories cut no corners - they are a plea for understanding and forgiveness.