Literary Afternoon: Betsy Carter, We Were Strangers Once & Carol Zoref, Barren Island
| When: | December 5, 2017 2:30 PM |
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| Where: | Boca Raton, FL |
| Contact: | Front Desk at susanaf@levisjcc.org |
| Summary: | A literary feast for book lovers. Personal appearances by six noted authors, discussions and book signings. Learn about their works and the creative process. |
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Betsy Carter, We Were Strangers Once On the eve of World War II, Egon Schneider escapes Germany and settling into the unfamiliar rhythms of upper Manhattan, finds solace among a tight-knit group of fellow immigrants, drawn together as much by their differences as by their memories of the world they left behind. An exquisitely moving novel about friendship, love, and redemption, We Were Strangers Once offers keen insights into the 1930’s-era immigrant experience. Carol Zoref, Barren Island How does one remember a world that no longer exists? Barren Island is the historically based novel of immigrant families living and working on a forsaken sand bar where New York City’s animal carcasses were rendered into glue and grease from the mid -1800s until the mid-1930s. At its center is Marta Eisenstein, who recalls her life in vivid detail and with such heartbreaking honesty that what Marta and her island community experienced stays with the reader long after her tale is finished. Series price: $100, A&L Gold Members: $80, A&L Platinum Members: Free Individual program: $25, A&L Gold Members: $20, A&L Platinum Members: Free
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Betsy Carter, We Were Strangers Once
On the eve of World War II, Egon Schneider escapes Germany and settling into the unfamiliar rhythms of upper Manhattan, finds solace among a tight-knit group of fellow immigrants, drawn together as much by their differences as by their memories of the world they left behind.
An exquisitely moving novel about friendship, love, and redemption, We Were Strangers Once offers keen insights into the 1930’s-era immigrant experience.
Carol Zoref, Barren Island
How does one remember a world that no longer exists? Barren Island is the historically based novel of immigrant families living and working on a forsaken sand bar where New York City’s animal carcasses were rendered into glue and grease from the mid -1800s until the mid-1930s. At its center is Marta Eisenstein, who recalls her life in vivid detail and with such heartbreaking honesty that what Marta and her island community experienced stays with the reader long after her tale is finished.
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