Budapest Diary: In Search of the Motherbook

In this heartfelt memoir, Susan Rubin Suleiman recounts her return to Budapest, the city she fled as a child in 1949, and her journey to reconnect with her past. As memories of Nazi persecution, postwar life, and her parents’ troubled marriage resurface, she explores her family history and Jewish heritage. During a longer stay in 1993, she also reflects on the dramatic changes in post-communist Hungary and the lives of its people. The book weaves personal memory with historical insight, offering a moving portrait of identity, loss, and rediscovery.