Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
SKU:
9781637583968
Supplier:
Simon & Schuster
Author:
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
432
Publication Date:
09/13/2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Product Name:
Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
ISBN:
1637583966
SKU:
9781637583968
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The word “shanda” is defined as shame or disgrace in Yiddish. This book, Shanda, tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense 20th-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit.
In her deeply engaging, astonishingly candid memoir, author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin exposes the fiercely-guarded lies and intricate cover-ups woven by dozens of members of her extended family. Beginning with her own long-suppressed secret, the story spirals through the hidden lives of her parents and relatives—revealing the truth about their origins, personal traumas, marital misery, abandoned children, religious transgressions, sexual identity, radical politics, and supposedly embarrassing illnesses. While unmasking their charades and disguises, Pogrebin also showcases her family’s remarkable talent for reinvention in a narrative that is, by turns, touching, searing, and surprisingly universal.
The book, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9781637583968 in Hardcover by Letty Cottin Pogrebin may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
In her deeply engaging, astonishingly candid memoir, author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin exposes the fiercely-guarded lies and intricate cover-ups woven by dozens of members of her extended family. Beginning with her own long-suppressed secret, the story spirals through the hidden lives of her parents and relatives—revealing the truth about their origins, personal traumas, marital misery, abandoned children, religious transgressions, sexual identity, radical politics, and supposedly embarrassing illnesses. While unmasking their charades and disguises, Pogrebin also showcases her family’s remarkable talent for reinvention in a narrative that is, by turns, touching, searing, and surprisingly universal.
The book, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9781637583968 in Hardcover by Letty Cottin Pogrebin may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.