{"product_id":"next-of-kin-marianne-langner-zeitlin-9780939010158","title":"Next of Kin","description":"In this searing novel of family, grief, and memory, a Canadian Jewish family is flung back together by the loss of one of its members at the hands of a drunken driver. The bereaved must now strive to keep alive the memory of Esther Persky--sister, wife and mother.\u003cp\u003eShort-listed for the City of Toronto Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author brings us so completely into her characters' lives that we cannot help but care about every occurrence. Zeitlin is a fluid writer, moving from past to present with seamless ease.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended for fiction collections.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through detailed description, the author has drawn a convincing portrait of a family shaken by tragedy.\" -- \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Next of Kin grapples with important moral issues, and its arguments, counterbalanced and genuinely probing, are those best made in fiction.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wrenching in its sorrow.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marianne Langner Zeitlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0939010151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780939010158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zephyr Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.49w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/1991","brand":"Marianne Langner Zeitlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441388859647,"sku":"9780939010158","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af30e77d-f3ef-4200-a774-f5e50c091144.jpg?v=1777190581","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/next-of-kin-marianne-langner-zeitlin-9780939010158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}