When We Danced on Water (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780062033321)

Fromacclaimed author Evan Fallenberg, an exquisitelycrafted debut novel tells the story of a preeminent male ballet dancer in theautumn of his career--a Jew whose talent once saved him from the Nazis--whosefading passion for life will flare back to life after a new romance links himto a younger woman fleeing the ghosts of her past as an Israeli Soldier. Fallenberg's Tel Aviv-set tale that will resonate withreaders of Wladyslaw Szpilman'sThe Pianist, Dalia Sofer'sThe Septembers of Shiraz, and Thrity Umrigar's The Space Between Us, as well as any whohave been touched by war or diaspora, as two characters' intimate journeypoignantly explores the pain of fractured pasts, the hope for second chances, thepotency of artistic catharsis, and the certainty that love can conquer all.

Author: Evan Fallenberg
ISBN-10: 0062033328
ISBN-13: 9780062033321
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 05/17/2011
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.29w x 0.66d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/04/2011
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 19
Shelf Awareness 07/29/2011
Shelf Awareness 05/19/2011