{"product_id":"awake-in-the-dark-stories-9780743292818","title":"Awake in the Dark: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBold and deeply affecting, \u003ci\u003eAwake in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative and haunting work of fiction about who we are and how we are formed by history. These luminous stories portray the contemporary lives of the children of Holocaust victims and perpetrators as they struggle with the legacy of their parents--their questions of identity, family, and faith.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn The House on Kronen-strasse, a woman returns to Germany to find her childhood home; in The Porcelain Monkey, the shocking origins of an Orthodox Jewish woman's faith are revealed; in The Lamp, the harrowing experiences of a young woman leave her with the perfect daughter and a strange light; and in Dark Urgings of the Blood, a patient is convinced that she shares a disturbing history with her psychiatrist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRendered in powerful, unaffected prose, \u003ci\u003eAwake in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating and startling book about the disguises we don, the secrets we keep, and the consequences of our silences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shira Nayman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.06w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743292818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNayman, Shira:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eShira Nayman\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Australia. She has a master's degree in comparative literature and a doctorate in clinical psychology, and has worked as a psychologist and a marketing consultant. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly, The Georgia Review, New England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of two grants from the Australia Council for the Arts Literature Board, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117445230707,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b6054992-3734-4190-baaa-9f2cefd6d696.jpg?v=1653576064","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/awake-in-the-dark-stories-9780743292818","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}