Every House Needs a Balcony: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.89 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061714240 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. From Publishers Weekly In her first English translation, Israeli author Frank offers a captivating roman à clef told, in part, by a stubborn eight-year-old girl named Rina, whose family emigrates from Romania to Haifa, Israel, following WWII. Interspersed with Rina's childhood memories, a third-person narrative follows the adult Rina as she falls in love with a handsome Spaniard from a well-to-do family, marries him, moves to Barcelona, and returns to Israel to give birth. (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Though Rina's spunky personality (and her sister's sound advice) remain consistent throughout, Frank's cunning use of the intermittent first person reveals Rina's childhood in parts, meaning that readers come to unders
"Every House needs a Balcony" according to Kate Emery. This is absolutely the worst translation I've ever tried to read. I only read beyond the first few pages to see if it would get any better. It didn't. This may be a very interesting book, but it was so poorly translated, that I, for one, will never know. I gave it 1 star because something about the cover made me buy it.. A waste of time Gold This is one of the worst books I've read in a long time. I would've quit reading it (as many others did) but I was reading it for a book club and felt obligated to finish it.It's hard to either like any of the main characters in the book, care about them or sympathize with them.. penelope said A good relaxing easy read. Interesting storyline keeping the intrigue in the story of the characters.. Interesting storyline keeping the intrigue and mystery of the characters in the story. Unusual circumstances and definately held the interest and well worth the read.
If you enjoy the novels of Dalia Sofer (The Septembers of Shiraz), Amos Oz (My Michael, A Tale of Love and Darkness), and A.B. An international bestseller and publishing phenomenon, Every House Needs a Balcony—dubbed the “Israeli Kite Runner” by The Bookseller—is the story of one family, one home, and the surprising arc of one woman’s life, from the poverty of her youth, to the glowing love and painful losses of her adult years. Yehoshua (Mr Mani), you’ll find much to love in Rina Frank’s beautiful and bittersweet Every House Needs a Balcony.