β Scribed by David Grossman; Jessica Cohen
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
****A remarkable novel of suffering, love, and healing --the story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian islandand a secret that needs to be told --**from the internationally best-selling author of To the End of the Land
" A magnificent book . . . The way Grossman writes about these regions is unique, with a deep understanding of our experience." --Josip MlakiΔ , Express (Croatia)
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More Than I Love My Life is the story of three strong women: Vera, age ninety; her daughter, Nina; and her granddaughter, Gili, who at thirty-nine is a filmmaker and a wary consumer of affection. A bitter secret divides each mother and daughter pair, though Gili--abandoned by Nina when she was just three--has always been close to her grandmother.
With Gili making the arrangements, they travel together to Goli Otok, a barren island...
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