Secret Histories, Revealed

Secret Histories.  In an Age of Lessening Privacy, Some Family Secrets Persist.  (The New York Times, 1/18/2014)

Excerpt:  In the last year or so, a number of prominent people have stepped forward to share stories of how they were blindsided by jarring revelations about their loved ones after they died. Their stories share a common theme — call it secrets from the grave — that is all the more surprising when set against the recent debate about the loss of privacy in our lives.

 

My Father's Holocaust Secret.  (Tablet, 6/14/2012)

 

The Sportswriter Who Left Her Job After Finding a Million Dollars.  (Deadspin, 7/15/2013)