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"Although we've gotten used to second-generation actors equaling or surpassing the accomplishments of their parents, the same hasn't happened with 2nd-generation novelists. Nonetheless there are a few . . . and added to their small number ought to be Kaylie Jones." New York Times
Clara Sverdlow has been stalked by Niko Kamenski, her high school lover, for almost twenty years. A recently sober alcoholic in her mid-thirties, she has found happiness in a tenuous marriage to Mark, another recovering alcoholic. Yet the past lurks over them like a great shadow.
Clara’s father, Viktor, was a Russian political prisoner in Auschwitz. The guilt and horror he still carries with him are part of his daughter’s natural composition. Mark has his own demons a brother dead from a drug overdose and connections to his hometown heavies, which he can’t seem to break free of.
Kaylie Jones is the author of four novels, including A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries and Celeste Ascending. She teaches in Long Island University's MFA Program in Writing.
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LIBRARY JOURNAL, Oct. 1, 2003 "This ambitious new novel from Jones (A Soldier's Daughter's Daughter Never Cries) examines the Holocaust by addressing the pall it casts on successive generations. Clara Sverdlow, an Ivy League-educated daughter of survivors, has always felt dislocated and has for more than 20 years, dulled her discomfort with amphetamines and alcohol. Unable to fathom the abuse her father and aunt experienced, she takes addled refuge in the arms of boyfriend Niko Kamenski. Unfortunately, Kamenski is deranged, and over the years their relationship has taken an array of frightening turns. Clara needs help badly, and when she's in rehab and meets Mark--a twin whose brother recently overdosed--the two hook up. A child is born nine months later. Perceptive, gritty, and compelling, this is an absorbing book that dives headfirst into issues facing recovering addicts. Shorn of 12-step language, the book never descends into recovery speak but instead grapples with issues including parenthood, loyal! ty, friendship, and trust. Beautifully written and richly detailed, it is highly recommended for libraries." --Eleanor J. Bader, Brooklyn, NY
About the Author
Kaylie Jones is the author of five novels, including Celeste Ascending and A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, which was released as a Merchant Ivory film in 1998. Jones's novels have been translated into many languages including German, French, Japanese, and Italian. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
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- PublisherAkashic Books, Ltd.
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 188845153X
- ISBN 13 9781888451535
- BindingHardcover
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