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OverviewAt the end of World War II, Shoshanna, a survivor of Auschwitz, made her way home to Hungary. Of all her family, only she and one sister survived the camps. Years before, her young officer husband had disappeared into Russia. Believing herself a widow, Shoshanna fell under the protection of an older man who, like her, had lost everything in the Holocaust. Having given birth to this man’s child before her beloved soldier returned, she made a choice that would cloud her life—and her daughter’s—ever after. Elaine Kalman Naves is the daughter whose earliest memories were shaped by the consequences of her mother’s decision as well as by haunting family tales. Shoshanna raised Elaine amid a wealth of family lore and all-too-vivid memories: the glamorous and eccentric aunts, handsome suitors and faithless husbands, death by order of the state, and murder at the hand of a lover. This is a lush and exotic family memoir set against momentous events, yet timeless in its truth-telling lessons. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elaine Kalman NavesPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.341kg ISBN: 9780803283862ISBN 10: 0803283865 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 30 May 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsIn her absorbing family memoir, Elaine Kalman Naves explores the complex territory of the mother-daughter relationship. . . . Shoshanna's Story is a powerful account of what it's like to deal with the grip that the Holocaust continues to have on successive generations. Elaine Kalman Naves writes elegantly of the struggle to separate the self from the burden of intergenerational memory. -- Montreal Review of Books In her absorbing family memoir, Elaine Kalman Naves explores the complex territory of the mother-daughter relationship... Shoshanna's Story is a powerful account of what it's like to deal with the grip that the Holocaust continues to have on successive generations. Elaine Kalman Naves writes elegantly of the struggle to separate the self from the burden of intergenerational memory. -Montreal Review of Books In her absorbing family memoir, Elaine Kalman Naves explores the complex territory of the mother-daughter relationship. . . . Shoshanna's Story is a powerful account of what it's like to deal with the grip that the Holocaust continues to have on successive generations. Elaine Kalman Naves writes elegantly of the struggle to separate the self from the burden of intergenerational memory. -Montreal Review of Books Author InformationElaine Kalman Naves, journalist and author, lives in Montreal. Her books include Storied Streets: Montreal in the Literary Imagination, written with Bryan Demchinksy, and Journey to Vaja. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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