As Close to Us as Breathing
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A multigenerational family saga about the long-lasting reverberations of one tragic summer. In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut shoreline, affectionately named "Bagel Beach," has long been a summer destination for Jewish families. Here sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend, only husbands who arrive each Friday in time for the Sabbath meal. During the weekdays, freedom reigns. Ada, the family beauty, relaxes and grows more playful, unimpeded by her rule-driven, religious husband. Vivie, once terribly wronged by her sister, is now the family diplomat and an increasingly inventive chef. Unmarried Bec finds herself forced to choose between the family-centric life she's always known and a passion-filled life with the married man with whom she's had a secret years-long affair. But when a terrible accident occurs on the sisters' watch, a summer of hope and self-discovery transforms into a lifetime of atonement and loss for members of this close-knit clan. Seen through the eyes of Molly, who was twelve years old when she witnessed the accident, this is the story of a tragedy and its aftermath, of expanding lives painfully collapsed. Can Molly, decades after the event, draw from her aunt Bec's hard-won wisdom and free herself from the burden that destroyed so many others?
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Poliner, E., & Metzger, J. (2016). As Close to Us as Breathing. Unabridged. [United States], Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Poliner, Elizabeth and Janet, Metzger. 2016. As Close to Us As Breathing. [United States], Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Poliner, Elizabeth and Janet, Metzger, As Close to Us As Breathing. [United States], Hachette Audio, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Poliner, Elizabeth, and Janet Metzger. As Close to Us As Breathing. Unabridged. [United States], Hachette Audio, 2016.
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| dateLastUpdated | Sep 27, 2024 01:05:20 AM |
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