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Woman of Letters: Irene Nemirovsky and Suite Francaise

There is an upcoming exhibit beginning September 24, 2008, at The Museum of Jewish Heritage, that I am interested in seeing. I will try to make it to NYC in order to see, it, but if not, there will be an online virtual exhibit. The exhibit is entitled Woman of Letters: Irene Nemirovsky and Suite Francaise.

Her original manuscript for “Suite Francaise” will be part of the exhibit, many family photographs, as well as other items that belonged to her. The exhibit looks to be exciting, informative and a wonderful tribute to Irene Nemirovsky. I would like to be able to not only see her original, handwritten manuscript, but also the family photographs that help to document her life, before she was deported to Auschwitz, where she died of “typhus”.

I am an avid fan of her work, and anxiously await the publication of her next book to be translated into English.

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards

What would you do if faced with the same situation that Dr. David Henry was faced with. Can you say for sure?

After delivering twins during a blizzard, the doctor is faced with the fact his second-born, a daughter, has Down’s Syndrome. Deciding, during a time of intense pressure and making a split-second on-the-spot choice, the doctor feels it is in the best interests of the child, to have the baby taken away, to an institution. He feels it is for her own good, and convinces himself he is doing it for the baby’s own good. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby to an institution.

Caroline, chooses to raise the baby as her own daughter, and does it rather successfully, fighting for her daughter’s rights in every phase of her life, making sure she is able to sustain herself and care for herself.

Dr. David Henry obsesses with photography, which has become his outlet for the guilt he constantly feels over his decision. His choice has left a void within his family, a void only he can cure by being forthright, but his apprehensions prevent him from that, and he keeps the secret of his choices.

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is an excellent psychological study on strength, caring, guilt, parallel lives, and the power to forgive and be redeemed, through the capability of love’s strength.

Kim Edwards manages to fulfill us with her amazing ability to bring us delicate, yet, compelling prose, emphasizing the haunting choices each character has made.

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Stone, by Andy Goldsworthy

Stone, by Andy Goldsworthy

If you are a lover of nature and of man’s creative aspect within nature, then this fantastic collection of photographs is the perfect book for you. Andy Goldsworthy brings his unique perspective and relationship with nature through his photographs depicting his incredible stone sculptures.

Goldsworthy is a master at creating environments within an existing environment, blending elements of stone and form in striking patterns. He incorporates flowers, bark, leaves, steel and other formats within his stone sculptures.

His stone sculptures have been exhibited worldwide, from London to New York to Japan. To get an insight into his artistic endeavors, I highly recommend this photography book to everyone.
Stone is a book not to be missed.

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