Happy New Years

"Maya Arad is the smart, tart, and heartbroken sibyl of exile, who is remaking expectations of Hebrew literature book by book."—Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Netanyahus World Literature Today Notable Translation—National Jewish Book Award finalist After emigrating to the United States in the mid-1960s, Leah maintains her connection to Israel by writing an annual letter on the Jewish new year to her old friends from a women's teaching college. Comprising five decades of correspondence, the novel skillfully weaves together Leah's high hopes and deep disappointments as she navigates relationships, marriage, divorce, single motherhood, financial struggles, and professional ups and downs. Leah's relentless optimism and cheerfulness conceal disturbing truths behind her carefully crafted words. As her letters turn increasingly introspective, the secrets and shame that shaped her trajectory unravel. This is the epistolary novel at its best, inviting the reader to play detective and probe between the lines of Leah's insistently rosy portrayal of her life. Gradually piecing together her true circumstances, we are charmed into forgiving her minor deceptions and richly rewarded with the profound insights that Leah's self-constructed narrative reveals. Reading group guide to Happy New Years is available for download free of charge at newvesselpress.com.
ASIN: 1954404344
VSKU: BVV.1954404344.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Arad, Maya|Cohen, Jessica
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use