Status
Available
Publication
BkMk Press at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (2016), Edition: 1st, 190 pages
Description
Fiction. Jewish Studies. Montaigne Medal Finalist. Winner of the G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction, selected by Marge Piercy. HEIRLOOMS begins in the French seaside city of Saint-Malo, in 1939, and ends in the American Midwest in 1989. In these linked stories, the war reverberates through four generations of a Jewish family. Inspired by the author's family stories as well as extensive research, HEIRLOOMS explores assumptions about love, duty, memory and truth.
Awards
Eric Hoffer Book Award (Honorable Mention — General Fiction — 2017)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
188615791X / 9781886157910