Author: Judith Kalman
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466882573
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The County of Birches by Judith Kalman tells the story of a young girl and her family as they flee the Nazi purges of Eastern Europe, as they make their way to London, and as they finally settle in the tightly knit Jewish community of Montreal. While many of the stories are told from young Dana's point of view, many others involve her parents' memories of a prior life in Hungary, and the wounds that were inflicted in the war. Combined, the stories carefully chart an arc through a family's injured life, and ultimately see them through to a path of spiritual and emotional renewal.
The County of Birches
Author: Judith Kalman
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466882573
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The County of Birches by Judith Kalman tells the story of a young girl and her family as they flee the Nazi purges of Eastern Europe, as they make their way to London, and as they finally settle in the tightly knit Jewish community of Montreal. While many of the stories are told from young Dana's point of view, many others involve her parents' memories of a prior life in Hungary, and the wounds that were inflicted in the war. Combined, the stories carefully chart an arc through a family's injured life, and ultimately see them through to a path of spiritual and emotional renewal.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466882573
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The County of Birches by Judith Kalman tells the story of a young girl and her family as they flee the Nazi purges of Eastern Europe, as they make their way to London, and as they finally settle in the tightly knit Jewish community of Montreal. While many of the stories are told from young Dana's point of view, many others involve her parents' memories of a prior life in Hungary, and the wounds that were inflicted in the war. Combined, the stories carefully chart an arc through a family's injured life, and ultimately see them through to a path of spiritual and emotional renewal.
Birches
Author: Robert Frost
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805072303
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An illustrated version of a poem about birch trees and the pleasures of climbing them.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805072303
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An illustrated version of a poem about birch trees and the pleasures of climbing them.
The County of Birches
Author: Judith Kalman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312208863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Narrated by a young girl without a country, this poignant collection of stories traces one family's flight from post-Holocaust Hungary to Montreal.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312208863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Narrated by a young girl without a country, this poignant collection of stories traces one family's flight from post-Holocaust Hungary to Montreal.
The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester
Author: George Ormerod
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cheshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cheshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
All Russians Love Birch Trees
Author: Olga Grjasnova
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590515854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
An award-winning debut novel about a quirky immigrant’s journey through a multicultural, post-nationalist landscape Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house except to compare gas prices. Masha has nearly completed her studies to become an interpreter, when suddenly Elias is hospitalized after a serious soccer injury and dies, forcing her to question a past that has haunted her for years. Olga Grjasnowa has a unique gift for seeing the funny side of even the most tragic situations. With cool irony, her debut novel tells the story of a headstrong young woman for whom the issue of origin and nationality is immaterial—her Jewish background has taught her she can survive anywhere. Yet Masha isn’t equipped to deal with grief, and this all-too-normal shortcoming gives a particularly bittersweet quality to her adventures.
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590515854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
An award-winning debut novel about a quirky immigrant’s journey through a multicultural, post-nationalist landscape Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house except to compare gas prices. Masha has nearly completed her studies to become an interpreter, when suddenly Elias is hospitalized after a serious soccer injury and dies, forcing her to question a past that has haunted her for years. Olga Grjasnowa has a unique gift for seeing the funny side of even the most tragic situations. With cool irony, her debut novel tells the story of a headstrong young woman for whom the issue of origin and nationality is immaterial—her Jewish background has taught her she can survive anywhere. Yet Masha isn’t equipped to deal with grief, and this all-too-normal shortcoming gives a particularly bittersweet quality to her adventures.
The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina
Author: Doug Munroe
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476672520
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks--approaching a mile above sea level--to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the most ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county's 406 square miles. Species with nicknames like wahoo, goosefoot, ironwood, shadblow, bom-a-gilly and buckeye thrive. Others, dominant in the region for millennia, have all but disappeared in recent years. The author describes in detail their anatomy and ecology, and discusses maple syrup production, the local nursery business and the lore and deep value of heritage apple trees; 165 photographs are included.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476672520
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks--approaching a mile above sea level--to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the most ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county's 406 square miles. Species with nicknames like wahoo, goosefoot, ironwood, shadblow, bom-a-gilly and buckeye thrive. Others, dominant in the region for millennia, have all but disappeared in recent years. The author describes in detail their anatomy and ecology, and discusses maple syrup production, the local nursery business and the lore and deep value of heritage apple trees; 165 photographs are included.
Short Story Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
General View of the Agriculture in the County of Inverness
Author: Great Britain. Board of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
General View of the Agriculture in the County of Inverness; with Observations on the Means of Its Improvement. By James Robertson, D. D. Minister at Callender, in the County of Perth. Drawn Up for the Board of Agriculture, and Internal Improvement
Author: James Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1992
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1992
Book Description