The County of Birches

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"Chronicling the difficult journey of the Weisz family from Hungary's vineyards through the Holocaust to suburban Montreal, these stories of parents and children manifest the living power of long-gone history to shape present-day love, bitterness, humour, compromise, pain. The book's pace is measured, its style enriched with a thousand vivid images, its attitűdé contemplative and compassionate. Every page is a pleasure to reád." cynthia flood, author of fhy Father Took a Cake to Francé "The County of Birches is a fine depiction of small lives lived against the most fearful events of the century." r a c h e l w yat t, aufhor of The Day Marlene Dietrich Died "Judith Kalman's beautifully conceived book of linked stories is a celebration of character and determination and good fortune, and a reminder too of the darkness of those times." robert weaver, administrator, Conadian Literary Awards "These stories are a tremendous testament to the humán spirit. In spite of their quotient of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"Chronicling the difficult journey of the Weisz family from Hungary's vineyards through the Holocaust to suburban Montreal, these stories of parents and children manifest the living power of long-gone history to shape present-day love, bitterness, humour, compromise, pain. The book's pace is measured, its style enriched with a thousand vivid images, its attitűdé contemplative and compassionate. Every page is a pleasure to reád." cynthia flood, author of fhy Father Took a Cake to Francé "The County of Birches is a fine depiction of small lives lived against the most fearful events of the century." r a c h e l w yat t, aufhor of The Day Marlene Dietrich Died "Judith Kalman's beautifully conceived book of linked stories is a celebration of character and determination and good fortune, and a reminder too of the darkness of those times." robert weaver, administrator, Conadian Literary Awards "These stories are a tremendous testament to the humán spirit. In spite of their quotient of anguish, they are highly hopeful and reflect a wondrous understanding of one family's 'mysterious capacity for teve/ " ali sta i r macleod, author of The Lost Salt Gift of Blood "The County of Birches is unique, devoid of the usual clichés of Holocaust or post-Holocaust literature, fresh, told with love, devotion and above all considerable literary expertise." josef skvorecky, author of Heoded for the Blues Vissza