The Net of Dreams: A Family's Search for a Rightful Place - Hardcover

Salamon, Julie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679431217 ISBN 13: 9780679431213

Publisher: Random House, 1996

Synopsis

The author of The Devil's Candy and White Lies--herself the daughter of Holocaust survivors--shares her family's stories: her mother's memory of Josef Mengele; her father's relocation to Ohio after the war; and her own Jewish upbringing in the heartland of America.

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Review:

A book that is as distinct as it is complex, The Net of Dreams follows the author's parents' journey from the camps of Auschwitz to the streets of a small town in Ohio. As she tries to piece together the elements of her family's history and their reinvented and rediscovered life in America, she uncovers and honors hidden stories, providing an unforgettable portrait of an American family.

About the Author:

Julie Salamon is the author of several award-winning books for adults, including Wendy and the Lost Boys, as well as her debut novel for children, Cat in the City. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and more.  She lives in Manhattan with her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679431217
• ISBN 13: 9780679431213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336