The Border of Truth
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Book Overview
41 and a single professor, Sara Leader decides to adopt a child. In the process of creating a new family, she reluctantly begins to probe her father's secret history - in particular, his flight as a 17-year-old refugee from the Holocaust aboard a ship denied entry in America. Alternating between a teenage boy's energetic letters to Eleanor Roosevelt and a daughter's sifting through the fragments of her father's traumatic wartime choices, Victoria Redel imbues her characters not only with bravery but with the imagination needed to survive the past.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1582434069
ISBN13:9781582434063
Release Date:March 2008
Publisher:Counterpoint LLC
Length:338 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"
Related Subjects
Domestic Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Jewish American Literature & Fiction War Women's FictionCustomer Reviews
5 ratings
Amazing writer, deep story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
The Border of Truth: A Novel yes, for the ones that can't read in between all these different components of the book, it migh seem boring or confusing, Victoria is not only talented, but this book projects all fears, moments and parts of history that sometimes are hard to understand in one human brain. Loved it, will read and re-read again.
A Wonderful Novel!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
One of those rare stories, beautifully written and totally absorbing. What do we really know about our parents, and choices they faced before we were born, in a different world? Victoria Redel's novel works on mulitiple levels, her characters are vibrant and alive. I can't wait for her next book!
Great Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book is an excellent take on a very different Holocaust story. Taking into account the impact that that time and place had on the future generations of a survivor's family. A hopeful and sorrowful story wrapped into one.
Gripping story, innovative structure
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Sophisticated and at the same time very approachable, Redel's writing style and the innovative structure of this book make for an easy and yet gripping read. Hard to put down, but also broken into small enough chunks that you can pick it up for just a few minutes of guilty pleasure.
Extraordinary novel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I loved this book. There are so many different layers of stories here - stories one tells one's loved ones, stories one tells the public, stories one tells oneself, stories one tells one's reader - and there are so many different ways these stories are told - through letters, conversation, translation, and more. Redel weaves different narratives together seamlessly, getting us caught up in the emotional truth of each one even as we learn, bit by bit, that things are not at all what they seem. There are many ways we learn about big historical events. While this author obviously fictionalizes characters and events on this ship's journey, her characters help us understand how people make sense of what becomes history in their every day lives, and the enduring psychological imprint historical events leave on us - and our children. A beautiful, haunting, and deeply engrossing read! Melinda Fine, Ed.D. New York University
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