Arguing that interwar Hungarian culture and politics need to be understood in light of the menacing psychological shadow cast by Trianon, a number of historians have suggested that the people of Hungary were traumatized spontaneously and universally by the dismemberment of the nation and the suffering that followed. serious attention being paid to what some have called the Trianon syndrome, or the Trianon trauma. Historians of modern Hungary have given much consideration to Trianon, with. Resulting in the loss of two-thirds of the nation’s pre-World War I territory, and one-third of its prewar population, Trianon has long stood as a symbol for Hungarian suffering and trauma in the twentieth century. In 1920, the historic Kingdom of Hungary was dismembered according to the dictates of the Treaty of Trianon.
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In order to survive, Summer must play by his rules, but days are passing quickly and with them, the chances that the police will find her at all. His growing unpredictability and willingness to silence anyone who speaks against him has crushed any hope any of these women have for getting out. She quickly learns that Clover is not a man that should be trifled with. Unable to escape, Summer is trapped in her kidnapper’s cellar with three other captive women. Though not alone, Summer is coerced into playing the part of “Lily,” one member of her kidnapper’s imaginary family. When Summer is kidnapped, she is forced into a utterly terrifying situation. Natasha Preston’s The Cellar is a psychological thriller that is both disturbing and hard to put down. The door slammed shut, sending a shiver down my spine. “I collapsed on the step, grasping the wall to stop myself from falling down the stairs. 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