Maria the Panther

Maria the Panther presents the story of the authors grandmother, Maria, whowas a strong professional woman well ahead of her times. At the same time, herbiography provides a sweeping overview of the history of twentieth-century Europe,transcending cultures. Grandma Maria was born in 1902 in Warsaw, which at that time was part of theRussian Empire. She died in 1992 at the age of eighty-nine, in a free Poland. Shesurvived World War I and cheated death at least four times during World War II.She wa