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In this searing novel of family, grief, and memory, a Canadian Jewish family is flung back together by the loss of one of its members at the hands of a drunken driver. The bereaved must now strive to keep alive the memory of Esther Persky—sister, wife and mother. Short-listed for the City of Toronto Book Award "The author brings us so completely into her characters’ lives that we cannot help but care about every occurrence. Zeitlin is a fluid writer, moving from past to present with seamless ease." —Publishers Weekly “Highly recommended for fiction collections.” — Library Journal “Through detailed description, the author has drawn a convincing portrait of a family shaken by tragedy.” — Quill & Quire (Canada) “Next of Kin grapples with important moral issues, and its arguments, counterbalanced and genuinely probing, are those best made in fiction.” — The Forward “Wrenching in its sorrow.” — Los Angeles Times

Next of Kin

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Paperback / softback by Marianne Langner Zeitlin

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    Publisher: Zephyr Press
    Publication Date: 20/07/2000
    ISBN13: 9780939010158, 978-0939010158
    ISBN10: 0939010151

    Number of Pages: 188

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    In this searing novel of family, grief, and memory, a Canadian Jewish family is flung back together by the loss of one of its members at the hands of a drunken driver. The bereaved must now strive to keep alive the memory of Esther Persky—sister, wife and mother. Short-listed for the City of Toronto Book Award "The author brings us so completely into her characters’ lives that we cannot help but care about every occurrence. Zeitlin is a fluid writer, moving from past to present with seamless ease." —Publishers Weekly “Highly recommended for fiction collections.” — Library Journal “Through detailed description, the author has drawn a convincing portrait of a family shaken by tragedy.” — Quill & Quire (Canada) “Next of Kin grapples with important moral issues, and its arguments, counterbalanced and genuinely probing, are those best made in fiction.” — The Forward “Wrenching in its sorrow.” — Los Angeles Times

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