Malkeh and Her Children
A Novel
$55.99
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
29 September 1992
Summary
Richly plotted, animated by beautifully realized characters, and steeped in magnificent old-world detail, Malkeh and Her Children is the captivating epic of the remarkable Mandelkern family as they weather the storm of the Russian Revolution.
At the family’s center stands the indomitable Malkeh, an intelligent and beautiful woman, who marries Yoysef, an itinerant tailor. Together, the young couple embrace the simple joys and traditions of Jewish life in a tightly knit Russian city.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345379719 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0345379713 |
| Author: | Marjorie Edelson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 1992 |
| Weight: | 947g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Here is a book to live with, to laugh and cry over….
Once started it is impossible to put down.”
Jane Aiken Hodge
Author of First Night
“Marjorie Edelson is a great storyteller.
This book is a page turner, rich in detail with a powerful narrative drive.”
Ruth Sidransky
Author of In Silence
“Malkeh and Her Children etches itself on the memory with its powerful rendering of lives in a supposedly civilized society at its very nadir.”
Naomi Ragen
Author of Jepthe’s Daughter and Sotah
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