Side by Side but Never Face to Face A Novella and Stories |
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| Author:
| Kast, Maggie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-949039-09-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2020 |
| Publisher: | Orison Books
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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Side by Side but Never Face to Face asks, Can new love be found in old age? Greta has been wrenched from a long and tightly-circled marriage to Manfred, an Austrian Holocaust survivor. Together they mourned the accidental death of a daughter and experienced a widening of spiritual horizons as they grieved. Shifting between Chicago, Austria, and rural Wisconsin, the present and decades past, these linked narratives unfold the story of Greta-daughter, wife, mother, widow, survivor, and...
More DescriptionSide by Side but Never Face to Face asks, Can new love be found in old age? Greta has been wrenched from a long and tightly-circled marriage to Manfred, an Austrian Holocaust survivor. Together they mourned the accidental death of a daughter and experienced a widening of spiritual horizons as they grieved. Shifting between Chicago, Austria, and rural Wisconsin, the present and decades past, these linked narratives unfold the story of Greta-daughter, wife, mother, widow, survivor, and seeker-with profound insight into the emotional conflicts, spiritual yearnings, and everyday experiences that connect us all.