Bending Toward the Sun A Mother and Daughter Memoir |
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Author:
| Gilbert-Lurie, Leslie Lurie, Rita |
ISBN: | 978-0-06-195919-6 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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A beautifully written family memoir,Bending Toward the Sun explores an emotional legacy—forged in the terror of the Holocaust—that has shaped three generations of lives. Leslie Gilbert-Lurie tells the story of her mother, Rita, who like Anne Frank spent years hiding from the Nazis, and whose long-hidden pain shaped both her daughter and...
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A beautifully written family memoir,Bending Toward the Sun explores an emotional legacy—forged in the terror of the Holocaust—that has shaped three generations of lives. Leslie Gilbert-Lurie tells the story of her mother, Rita, who like Anne Frank spent years hiding from the Nazis, and whose long-hidden pain shaped both her daughter and granddaughter’s lives. Bringing together the stories of three generations of women,Bending Toward the Sun reveals how deeply the Holocaust lives in the hearts and minds of survivors and their descendants.