Tiny lights for travellers
Title
:
Tiny lights for travellers
Personal Author EPSB
:
Naomi K., Lewis
Summary
:
When her marriage suddenly ends, and a diary documenting her beloved grandfather's escape from Nazi-occupied Netherlands in the summer of 1942 is discovered, Naomi K. Lewis decides to retrace his journey to learn about her family history. Despite suffering from extreme disorientation and a lifetime of anxiety, she travels alone for the first time. Moving from Amsterdam to Lyon-relying on the marvels of GPS-she discovers family secrets and her own narrative as a second-generation Jewish Canadian.
Year Published
:
2019
Series
:
Wayfarer series
Physical Description
:
281 pages ; 23 cm
Awards
:
Finalist for the 2019 Governor General Literary Awards.
Personal Subject
:
Lewis, Naomi K., 1976--Travel-Europe
Subject
:
Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors -- Canada -- Biography
Jews, Canadian -- Biography
Jews -- Identity
Identity (Psychology)
Intergenerational relations
Judaism and secularism
Geographic Term
:
Europe -- Description and travel
Summary
:
When her marriage suddenly ends, and a diary documenting her beloved grandfather's escape from Nazi-occupied Netherlands in the summer of 1942 is discovered, Naomi K. Lewis decides to retrace his journey to learn about her family history. Despite suffering from extreme disorientation and a lifetime of anxiety, she travels alone for the first time. Moving from Amsterdam to Lyon-relying on the marvels of GPS-she discovers family secrets and her own narrative as a second-generation Jewish Canadian.
ISBN
:
9781772124484
Publisher
:
Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2019.
©2019
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Edmonton Christian High | FIC LEW | Book | 30905000111546 | Fiction |