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Lives Barely Lived
An Immigrant’s Tale
Two Broken Souls Seeking Refuge
Lives Barely Lived follows the lives of two unremarkable people from totally different backgrounds, broken by circumstances beyond their control, seeking a better life but finding that their personal dreams can often be held to ransom by the dreams of another.
From the mountains of Switzerland and the slums of Manchester to the beautiful island of Tasmania, we follow Frank and Lilian’s journey of discovery as they seek anonymity from the ghosts of their past. But ghosts never retire, they linger.
Frank and Lilian find each other under the most bizarre circumstances and begin a life together – two broken people wanting desperately to be whole.
About the Author
A J Haas was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1956. He was the youngest of four children, the progeny of Frank and Lilian Haas, immigrants from Europe.The 1950’s in Australia were years of post war optimism and the country became a cultural melting pot that saw huge expansion of both cities and rural centres by way of immigrants who were leaving the past behind, looking for a new and better life.Life in those days were not easy, but opportunities to make something of oneself were only limited by a lack of imagination.A J is a product of the 50’s and 60’s with all its positive and negative influences. He wrote this book primarily as a personal catharsis, mainly to explore his long-held biases against his parents. In doing so, he found a sense of empathy for them and has been able to make peace with the past.