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OverviewRiver is the story of a fourteen-year-old girl who travels back in time, and across continents, encountering her maternal forbears when they were her age. From the Australian Outback, where she meets a young Aboriginal man, to racist, rigidly segregated South Africa during World War II, to the midst of a pogrom in Lithuania, and then all the way back to the Babylon of biblical times, Emily has deep encounters with the young women she meets, as well as with the history that shapes them -- and ultimately, the histories that have mysteriously and yet powerfully shaped her own soul. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shira NaymanPublisher: Guernica Editions,Canada Imprint: Guernica Editions,Canada Volume: 21 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.403kg ISBN: 9781771834575ISBN 10: 1771834579 Pages: 285 Publication Date: 01 April 2020 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis surprising and moving book tells a poignant coming of age story while magically sailing along down the long flow of generations through the centuries. We see everything as in a Chagall painting: dark, romantic, wild, familiar yet strange, tinged with tragedy, yet buoyant and filled with grace. Beautifully written and imagined, River brings us face to face with the real and powerful meaning of family history. -- Amy Wilentz, author of Farewell, Fred Voodoo River is a classic tale of longinga quest story that takes its young heroine on a magical journey backwards through time and across the globe. As young Emily tumbles mysteriously from one decade to the next, from Brooklyn to Melbourne, from South Africa to Lithuania, she meets a long line of strong female ancestors, and witnesses their trials and triumphs at moments that send their lives in astonishing and unpredictable directions. If you've ever wondered what your mother or grandmother or great-grandmother went through when she was young, this richly-imagined story travels the river of time to a past that shows us who we are now. -- Kate Manning, author of My Notorious Life In the luminescent River, Shira Nayman brilliantly imagines a fourteen-year-old girl who is magically haunted and invigorated by the beautiful and brutal history of the world. Nayman takes the reader from contemporary Brooklyn to the Australian Outback to Biblical times, investigating what the history of a family truly means and how it endures. A breathtaking read. -- Jennifer Gilmore, author of the YA novel If Only """This surprising and moving book tells a poignant coming of age story while magically sailing along down the long flow of generations through the centuries. We see everything as in a Chagall painting: dark, romantic, wild, familiar yet strange, tinged with tragedy, yet buoyant and filled with grace. Beautifully written and imagined, River brings us face to face with the real and powerful meaning of family history."" -- Amy Wilentz, author of Farewell, Fred Voodoo ""River is a classic tale of longinga quest story that takes its young heroine on a magical journey backwards through time and across the globe. As young Emily tumbles mysteriously from one decade to the next, from Brooklyn to Melbourne, from South Africa to Lithuania, she meets a long line of strong female ancestors, and witnesses their trials and triumphs at moments that send their lives in astonishing and unpredictable directions. If you've ever wondered what your mother or grandmother or great-grandmother went through when she was young, this richly-imagined story travels the river of time to a past that shows us who we are now."" -- Kate Manning, author of My Notorious Life ""In the luminescent River, Shira Nayman brilliantly imagines a fourteen-year-old girl who is magically haunted and invigorated by the beautiful and brutal history of the world. Nayman takes the reader from contemporary Brooklyn to the Australian Outback to Biblical times, investigating what the history of a family truly means and how it endures. A breathtaking read."" -- Jennifer Gilmore, author of the YA novel If Only" River is a classic tale of longing--a quest story that takes its young heroine on a magical journey backwards through time and across the globe. As young Emily tumbles mysteriously from one century to the next, from Brooklyn to Melbourne, from South Africa to Lithuania... she meets a long line of strong female ancestors, and witnesses their trials and triumphs at moments that send their lives in astonishing and unpredictable directions--moments that determine Emily's own life and identity. In fascinating historical detail, Shira Nayman explores one family's experiences in the Jewish diaspora. River illuminates and celebrates the bravery and brilliance of ordinary girls. If you've ever wondered what your mother or grandmother or great-grandmother went through when she was young, this richly-imagined story travels the river of time to a past that shows us who we are now. Kate Manning, author of My Notorious Life This surprising and moving book tells a poignant coming of age story while magically sailing along down the long flow of generations through the centuries. We see everything as in a Chagall painting: dark, romantic, wild, familiar yet strange, tinged with tragedy, yet buoyant and filled with grace. Beautifully written and imagined, River brings us face to face with the real and powerful meaning of family history. Amy Wilentz, author of Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti, and other books. PRAISE FOR Shira Nayman's AWAKE IN THE DARK? Named one of the best books of the year by The San Francisco Chronicle Newsday A haunting excursion into the past. Each story is a literary page-turner with a classic O. Henry twist. -- The Atlantic Monthly Shira Nayman's stories risk strong emotion and always clear the sentimental. Her sentences have heft and spine and grace, and her vision is clear and generous. -- Mary Gordon, author of Pearl and Spending A work of quiet power, with haunting twists and feelings that linger. -- Jewish Week Imagine a collaboration between O. Henry and Cynthia Ozick if you can't, then do read the wonderful stories in Shira Nayman's collection Awake in the Dark. -- Susan Isaacs, author of Past Perfect and Any Place I Hang My Hat The essential subject of Awake in the Dark is memory, as the characters gradually discover the truths of their pasts, revealed to them like Chinese boxes: boxes within boxes within boxes. -- New York Times Author InformationShira Nayman is the author of Awake in the Dark, The Listener, and A Mind of Winter. Her work has appeared in magazines and journals, including The Atlantic Monthly. Born in South Africa and raised in Australia, Shira lives in Brooklyn, NY. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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