Heirlooms: Stories

by Rachel Hall

Paperback, 2016

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.

Rating

½ (2 ratings; 4.5)

Awards

Eric Hoffer Book Award (Honorable Mention — General Fiction — 2017)

Language

Original language

English

ISBN

188615791X / 9781886157910
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