At the end of what is (she cannot help observing) an extraordinary life, Elisabeth Rother has decided to write her memoirs. She recounts her narrow escape with her Jewish husband from the Nazis, and the perilous voyage to the New World of New Jersey, but those, for her, are mere facts of life. For Elisabeth, bighearted and obstinate, the most bothersome and consuming subjects are the unconventional paths and waywardness of her daughter, Renate, and her granddaughter, Irene. The Empress of Weehawken is a curiously touching love letter to the difficult but sustaining love of mothers and daughters. Written in the voice of the author's very real grandmother, it is superb . . . razor-sharp, desert-dry, and luxuriantly ironic (The San Diego Union-Tribune).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador USA
ISBN-13
9780312427955
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106187696
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Empress of Weehawken
Author
Irene Dische
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2008
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Irene Dische
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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