Tiny lights for travellers
Titre
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Tiny lights for travellers
Naomi K., Lewis
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2019
Wayfarer series
Description matérielle
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281 pages ; 23 cm
Finalist for the 2019 Governor General Literary Awards.
Vedette-matière - nom de personne
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Lewis, Naomi K., 1976--Travel-Europe
Terme de vedette-matière
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Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors -- Canada -- Biography
Jews, Canadian -- Biography
Jews -- Identity
Identity (Psychology)
Intergenerational relations
Judaism and secularism
Terme géographique
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Europe -- Description and travel
Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781772124484
Informations de publication
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Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2019.
©2019
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Edmonton Christian High | FIC LEW | Book | 30905000111546 | Fiction |