By Michelle Brafman
ISBN-10: 1938849515
ISBN-13: 9781938849510
From roots in a single non secular culture, comes a story of emotional redemption for we all. Michelle Brafman’s incredible compassion for all human frailty infuses this tale in regards to the want for fact and the promise of forgiveness.” HELEN SIMONSON, writer of Major Pettigrew’s final Stand
Heartfelt and actual, Washing the lifeless by no means betrays the advanced truths of kin and tradition.”
DAVID BEZMOZGIS, writer of Natasha and different Stories and The Betrayers
Like a Jewish Anne Lamott, Brafman reels you in with heat, intensity and heart.” SUSAN COLL, writer of The Stager and Acceptance
Three generations of girls confront kin secrets and techniques during this exquisitely wrought debut novel that examines the adventure of non secular neighborhood, the perilous emotional route to maturity, and the facility of sacred rituals to fix broken bonds among moms and daughters.
Michelle Brafman’s award-winning brief tales and essays have seemed within the Washington Post, Slate, Tablet, Lilith Magazine, Bethesda Magazine and in other places. She teaches fiction writing on the Johns Hopkins college MA in Writing application and lives in Glen Echo, Maryland along with her husband and children.
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