The Angel of Losses - Softcover

Feldman, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062228927 ISBN 13: 9780062228925

Publisher: Ecco Press, 2015

Synopsis

Now in paperback, the inventive, lushly imagined debut novel--reminiscent of The Tiger's Wife and The History of Love--that explores the intersections of family secrets, Jewish myths, the legacy of war and history, and the bonds between sisters

Sisters Marjorie and Holly are best friends--until Holly converts to a mysterious Jewish sect and marries a controlling man Marjorie despises. When Holly announces she's expecting her first child, Marjorie fears that she's lost her sister forever.

But then Marjorie discovers their late grandfather Eli's notebook and its tale about a wizard named the White Rebbe and his struggle against the Angel of Losses, protector of the lost letter of the alphabet, which completes the secret name of God. Everything Marjorie thought she knew about her family comes undone. To learn the truth, she embarks on an odyssey that will lead her deep into the past and back to the present--and finally to her estranged sister, Holly, whom she must save from the consequences of Eli's secrets.

Interweaving history, theology, and both real and imagined Jewish folktales, The Angel of Losses is a family story of what lasts, and of what we can--and cannot--escape.

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Review:

"This imaginative first novel leads you on a journey of fantastic tales, stormy family ties and a tragic discovery of redemption that will break your heart."--Washington Post

"Feldman's prose is intelligent, engaging, and at times figurative... a versatile virtuosity impressive for a debut work."--New York Journal of Books

"Feldman is an ambitious writer who conjures up instead a deeply moving modern-day fable that far transcends the boundaries of its location and time."--NPR, All Things Considered

""The Angel of Losses" is an ambitious work by a brilliant new author.--BookPage

"In her spellbinding debut novel, Stephanie Feldman tells an epic tale of mystery, discovery, and familial love...Feldman's debut novel is moving, mature, and deeply original."--Ploughshares

"Stephanie Feldman's debut novel, "The Angel of Losses," is haunting. Even more gripping than the real and imagined folktales that Feldman weaves into the book, however, is her exploration of sisterly rifts and bonds and family secrets shrouded by time."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"It's beautifully constructed and just plain beautiful."--Book Riot

Stephanie Feldman s debut novel, "The Angel of Losses," is haunting. Even more gripping than the real and imagined folktales that Feldman weaves into the book, however, is her exploration of sisterly rifts and bonds and family secrets shrouded by time. --Philadelphia Inquirer"

In her spellbinding debut novel, Stephanie Feldman tells an epic tale of mystery, discovery, and familial love Feldman s debut novel is moving, mature, and deeply original. --Ploughshares"

Stephanie Feldman writes with tremendous warmth, tenderness and insight, and The Angel of Losses is a smart and beautiful novel that is all at once a literary thriller, a multigenerational family saga and a stunning exploration of Jewish mysticism. I loved this book. ----Molly Antopol, National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree and author of The UnAmericans: Stories"

About the Author:

Stephanie Feldman is a graduate of Barnard College. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and her daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062228927
• ISBN 13: 9780062228925
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304