The Speed of Light
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The Speed of Light by Elizabeth Rosner
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Three unforgettable souls must overcome the tragedies of the past to reconnect with one another and the world around them in this "haunting tale of timeless secrets and timely salvation" (Booklist, starred review)."A resonating novel about silence and sharing, about the mystery and pain of the past and how it must be reclaimed."--Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, award-winning author of The Mistress of Spices
Every family has a story. Every story, eventually, must be told.
For most of their lives, Julian Perel and his sister, Paula, lived in a house cast in silence, witnesses to a father struggling with a devastating secret too painful to share. Though their father took his demons to the grave, his past refuses to rest.
As adults, brother and sister struggle to find their voices. A scientist governed by numbers and logic, Julian now lives an ordered life of seclusion. In contrast, Paula, an aspiring opera singer, is always moving, buoyant with sound. Yet both their lives will change forever. Before embarking on a European tour, Paula asks her housekeeper, Sola, to watch over Julian. But Sola, too, has a story.
As Paula uncovers pieces of her father's early life in Budapest and the horrifying truth of his past, Julian bears witness to Sola's story--revelations that help all three learn how to both surrender and revere the shadows that have followed them for so long.
The Speed of Light, written by Elizabeth Rosner, has been translated into nine languages and won the Harold U. Kellogg Prize. Hadassah Magazine administers the Ribalow Award, which is judged by Elie Wiesel. It was a finalist for the Prix Femina in France and the winner of the Prix France Bleu Gironde. Rosner also won the New Writer's Prize for Fiction from the Great Lakes Colleges in 2002. The San Francisco Chronicle selected her second novel, Blue Nude, a Best Novel of 2006.
The New York Times Magazine, Elle, the Forward, the Huffington Post, and other anthologies have published her pieces. She reviews books for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Review of Books on a regular basis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345442253 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345442253 |
| Title | The Speed of Light |
| Author | Elizabeth Rosner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2003-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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