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August 2014
On Sale: July 29, 2014
288 pages ISBN: 0062228919 EAN: 9780062228918 Kindle: B00DB367IW Hardcover / e-Book
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The Tigerβs Wife meets A History of Love in this inventive, lushly imagined debut novel that explores the intersections of family secrets, Jewish myths, the legacy of war and history, and the bonds between sisters. When Eli Burke dies, he leaves behind a mysterious notebook full of stories about a magical figure named The White Rebbe, a miracle worker in league with the enigmatic Angel of Losses, protector of things gone astray, and guardian of the lost letter of the alphabet, which completes the secret name of God. When his granddaughter, Marjorie, discovers Eliβs notebook, everything she thought she knew about her grandfatherβand her familyβcomes undone. To find the truth about Eliβs origins and unlock the secrets he kept, she embarks on an odyssey that takes her deep into the past, from 18th century Europe to Nazi-occupied Lithuania, and back to the present, to New York City and her estranged sister Holly, whom she must save from the consequences of Eliβs past. Interweaving history, theology, and both real and imagined Jewish folktales, The Angel of Losses is a family story of what lasts, and of what we canβand cannotβescape.
 Media BuzzAll Things Considered - August 5, 2014
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