Overview

A narrative memoir of international intrigue and romance that took place in the exotic setting of Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. As a host at the Ontario Pavilion, the author, Geza Tatrallyay, was approached by three Czechoslovak hostesses who wanted to defect to Canada. What follows are his efforts to make their wish come true. Notables such as former Prime Minister Trudeau, External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp and General George Kitching play a role, as do individuals who have since become prominent in Canada as businessmen, artists and ambassadors.

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Tatrallyay gives us a very personal and affecting window on the confusion and desperation of the Cold War era. --Ottawa Review of Books

Tatrallyay gives us a very personal and affecting window on the confusion and desperation of the Cold War era. --Ottawa Review of Books

Author Information

Geza Tatrallyay was born in Budapest, Hungary, and escaped with his family in 1956, immigrating to Canada. Geza worked as a host in the Ontario Pavilion at Expo 70, was selected as a Rhodes Scholar, attending Oxford University, and represented Canada as an epee fencer in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. He is the author of Twisted Reasons (Deux Voiliers), For the Children (Editions Dedicaces), and Cellos Tears (P.R.A. Publishing). Since 2004, he has been semi-retired, devoting his time to his family and his writing.

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