A National Jewish Book Award Finalist for both the Book Club Award and Hebrew Fiction in TranslationA moving, pageturning story of two families in crisis and the unexpected places from which love can grow."The true mystery Lapid seeks to unveil is one of the most burning questions of our time What does it mean to be a woman in todays world? On Her Ownis a book you will want all the women in your life to read." Ayelet GundarGoshen, awardwinning author of Waking LionsNina, a teenage runaway, wakes up in the unfamiliar stairwell of a Tel Aviv apartment in a torn minidress. As her memory starts to resurfacethe abusive older man shes running away from, the crime she witnessedshe knows one thing she needs to find a place to hide.When one of the buildings tenants, Carmela, a lonely old widow suffering from memory loss, mistakes Nina for her granddaughter she hasnt seen in years, Nina jumps at the opportunity for a safe haven. Soon, the two strangers become each others lifeline as Nina settles into the apartment with sweet, reassuring Carmela.Meanwhile, Irina, a Russian immigrant, is living a parents worst nightmare her only daughter has gone missing. She knows Nina got involved with the wrong men and will do anything to find her. Across the ocean, Itamar feels that something is happening to his mom, Carmela. The guilt over having left Israel for his pursuit of the American dream stirs childhood memories in him and a longing for the family that once was complete.Set between the...

Binding: Paperback;336 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: FA; Weight: 378 g; Dimensions: 203 x 136 x 22

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