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by Meryl Ain (Author)
In this eagerly anticipated sequel to Meryl Ain's award-winning post-Holocaust novel The Takeaway Men, we follow Bronka and JoJo Lubinski as they find themselves on the cusp of momentous change for women in the late 1960s. With the United States in the grip of political and social upheaval, the twins and a number of their peers, including a Catholic priest and the son of a Nazi, struggle with their family's ancestry and how much influence it has on their lives. Meanwhile, both young women seek to define their roles as women, and as individuals.
Enlightening and evocative, Shadows We Carry explores the experience of navigating deeply held family secrets and bloodlines, confusing religious identities, and the scars of World War II in the wake of revolutionary societal changes.
Author Biography
Meryl Ain is a writer, author, podcaster, and career educator. She is the author of two award-winning post-Holocaust novels, The Takeaway Men (2020) and Shadows We Carry (2023), and two non-fiction books. She is the host of the podcast, People of the Book, and the founder of the Facebook group, Jews Love To Read! She and her husband, Stewart, a journalist live on Long Island, New York, and spend winters in Boca Raton, Florida.
