The story of the forest / Linda Grant.
"It's 1913 when Mina, the young and carefree daughter of a Jewish merchant, roams into a forest on the edge of the Baltic Sea looking for mushrooms. Instead, she encounters a gang of unruly, charismatic Bolsheviks--an adventure that will become the stuff of familial lore for generations to come. Intending to save them from further corruption, and in an act that forever changes the trajectory of their family's life, Mina and her eldest brother Jossel, board a ship to England. There, the threat of a different war looms large. When World War I hits, Jossel is sent to the front, where he keeps a severely wounded soldier in his unit alive until morning by telling him tales--including that his sister Mina will marry him if he survives. The soldier lives and asks for Mina's hand, their marriage uniting two growing trade dynasties. But over time, Mina and Jossel will learn that not everyone in their family has survived the wars and pogroms, even as they and their offspring struggle to build new lives in Liverpool in the midst of ever-shifting discriminations." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781638931683 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1638931682 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 272 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First SJP Lit edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : SJP Lit, a Zando imprint, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A novel" -- Cover. "First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Virago Press"--Title page verso. Includes author's note. |
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Subject: | Jewish women > Fiction. Families > Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | GRANT L (Text) | 33126025908033 | New Adult Fiction | Available | - |