Best Selling Books by Ayelet Waldman

In this moving, wry, and candid novel, widely acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman takes us through one woman’s passage through love, loss, and the strange absurdities of modern life.Emilia Greenleaf believed that she had found her soulmate, the man she was meant to spend her life with. But life seems a lot less rosy when Emilia has to deal with the most neurotic and sheltered five-year-old in New York City: her new stepson William. Now Emilia finds herself trying to flag down taxis with a giant, industrial-strength car seat, looking for perfect, strawberry-flavored, lactose-free cupcakes, receiving corrections on her French pronunciation from her supercilious stepson – and attempting to find balance in a new family that’s both larger, and smaller, than she bargained for. In Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Ayelet Waldman has created a novel rich with humor and truth, perfectly characterizing one woman’s search for answers in a crazily uncertain world.

The true story of how a renowned writer’s struggle with mood storms led her to try a remedy as drastic as it is forbidden: microdoses of LSD. Her revealing, fascinating journey provides a window into one family and the complex world of a once-infamous drug seen through new eyes. When a small vial arrives in her mailbox from "Lewis Carroll," Ayelet Waldman is at a low point. Her moods have become intolerably severe; she has tried nearly every medication possible; her husband and children are suffering with her. So she opens the vial, places two drops on her tongue, and joins the ranks of an underground but increasingly vocal group of scientists and civilians successfully using therapeutic microdoses of LSD. As Waldman charts her experience over the course of a month--bursts of productivity, sleepless nights, a newfound sense of equanimity--she also explores the history and mythology of LSD, the cutting-edge research into the drug, and the byzantine policies that control it. Drawing on her experience as a federal public defender, and as the mother of teenagers, and her research into the therapeutic value of psychedelics, Waldman has produced a book that is eye-opening, often hilarious, and utterly enthralling.

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year An Oprah.com Best Book of the Year In 1945, on the outskirts of Salzburg, American soldiers discover a train filled with unspeakable riches: gold watches and wedding rings, picture frames and Shabbat candlesticks. Jack Wiseman is the lieutenant tasked with guarding this treasure in the chaotic aftermath of war—a responsibility that grows more complicated when he meets Ilona, a fierce, beautiful Hungarian woman who has lost everything in the ravages of the Holocaust. Seventy years later, amid the shadowy world of art dealers who profit off the sins of previous generations, Jack gives a necklace to his granddaughter, Natalie, and charges her with returning it to its owner. And as Natalie searches for the woman whose portrait and unknown fate have come to haunt her, she will come to understand the secret her grandfather took to his grave.

Between juggling lunchboxes, piano lessons, and baby-sitters, public defender turned stay-at-home mom Juliet Applebaum promises to help her famous friend clear her brother''s name of murder. But what will she do when she begins to suspect her friend may not be as innocent as she seems?

Smart, witty mystery from the author of Bad Mother and Love and Treasure... Public defender turned stay-at-home mom Juliet Applebaum is a “smart and fearless” (Sue Grafton) sleuth whose previous adventures have been praised as “compelling” (Publishers Weekly) and “entertaining” (Booklist). In A Playdate with Death, she’s back in top form—taming tantrums, battling boredom, chasing clues… No one ever said motherhood was a walk in the park, but Juliet Applebaum is doing her best. She’s been showing up (more or less) on time to pick up her daughter from preschool. She’s trying (in vain) to discourage her two-and-a-half-year-old son’s interest in firearms. And in between planning playdates and playing dress up, she’s even managed to fit in some much-needed kid-free time, working out with a personal trainer at the local health club. It’s going well. She’s losing weight. She’s even happy—until her trainer commits suicide. A charming, cheerful aspiring actor, Bobby Katz seemed to have it all—and Juliet just can’t believe he died at his own hand. She suspects that there’s a much more sinister explanation—and that it may lie with Bobby’s parents, who never told him he was adopted. Or with his grieving fiancee, a recovering addict who just fell off the wagon. Or with his birth mother, a woman he had recently started to look for—who had gone to great lengths to ensure that she would never be found. Always up for a task that will get her out of the house, Juliet keeps running down secrets—until, at last, she runs into the truth… Ayelet Waldman is the author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Red Hook Road, Daughter''s Keeper, and other acclaimed works, as well as the Mommy-Track Mysteries, including such titles as The Big Nap and Death Gets a Time-Out.

Smart, witty mystery from the author of Bad Mother and Love and Treasure...“Juliet Applebaum is smart, fearless, and completely candid about life as a full-time mom with a penchant for part-time detective work.”—Sue Grafton Ever since her four-month-old son was born, Juliet hasn’t slept for more than fifteen minutes at a stretch. (Has she given birth to some sort of mutant vampire? She’s beginning to wonder.) It’s been ages since she took her three-year-old daughter to the park. (Just one more reason why she’s a front-runner for the “Worst Mother of the Year” award.) Her workaholic husband is spending way too much time with his perky, oh-so-pretty producing partner. (Juliet’s sure her own post-pregnancy pounds are at least partly to blame.) She’s started answering the door topless. (Don’t even ask.) And now her son’s babysitter—a beautiful young Chasidic woman—has vanished. Juliet can’t help wondering if Fraydle was fleeing something even scarier than her screaming, squalling charge. Like her upcoming arranged marriage, maybe? It’s certainly possible. Especially since Juliet saw her furtively chatting with a non-Chasidic man shortly before she disappeared. Or perhaps something much more sinister has occurred. Why else would Fraydle’s family be so reluctant to call in the police? To find out the truth, Juliet, with her over-tired kids in tow, will have to travel from her havoc-filled home in Los Angeles to a Chasidic encalve in Brooklyn. In search of answers. In pursuit of justice. And in desperate need of a big, long nap… Ayelet Waldman is the author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits and other acclaimed works of both fiction and nonfiction, as well as the Mommy-Track Mysteries, including such titles as Nursery Crimes and A Playdate with Death.

Traces the lives of the Tetherly and Copaken families in the aftermath of a child''s tragic death, which results in a broken marriage, a bonding between bereaved siblings and healing in the form of an adopted girl''s prodigious violin talent. By the author of the best-selling Bad Mother.

How much would you sacrifice to save someone you love? When Olivia, wild-haired and headstrong, makes a terrible mistake, she must turn to the person least likely to help--her mother, Elaine. Motherhood was a role that Elaine never embraced and her best never amounted to much. But now Olivia faces prosecution for a naïve connection to a drug deal and she needs Elaine more than ever. As the days count down and Olivia''s future hangs in the balance, Elaine must decide just how much she is willing to give for a second chance with her daughter. With Daughter''s Keeper, Ayelet Waldman has crafted a redemptive journey at once highly emotional and unbearably suspenseful, as Olivia and Elaine''s struggle builds to a beautiful, heart-wrenching climax. In this luminous, gripping novel, Waldman brings to life the tensions and the tenderness that forge the unshakeable bond between parent and child. Daughter''s Keeper reveals the unlimited boundaries of forgiveness and the sacrifices we make for love. "A powerhouse novel of complex emotions so compelling that when I finished the book, I started over again."--Amy Tan "In Daughter''s Keeper, Ayelet Waldman shows that the power of love, even when prickling with thorns, can ultimately provide what the criminal system cannot: a hard-fought, hard-won second chance."--Glen David Gold, author of Carter Beats the Devil "Waldman''s passion and affection for her characters shine through."--Publishers Weekly "Waldman has written Daughter''s Keeper with enough intelligence, tenderness and craft to shape outrage into a story that is both moving and enthralling." --Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and You Shall Know Our Velocity! "Ayelet Waldman has brought the war on drugs home, and has shown us just how close to home it can come....She looks past headlines and into the heart. What she finds there is hope for us all." --Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina

Don''t miss the acclaimed mystery series from the author of Bad Mother... The investigative business is booming for Juliet Applebaum and her husband Peter, but their new client, incarcerated in Dartmore State Prison, is going to be a real challenge. Sandra Lorgeree has enlisted Juliet to locate the son she surrendered to foster care—as well as the foster parents who seem to have disappeared with him. But Juliet’s new case takes a deadly detour when the desperate young mother is knifed to death—allegedly by another inmate. Prison officials dismiss the murder as just one more fatality in lockdown. Juliet has her doubts. Now Juliet is determined to make Sandra’s last wish come true. Even if it means tracking little Noah—and the killer—through the dark maze of a widespread conspiracy. And even if it winds up pitting her against some very wealthy, powerful, and dangerous enemies…. Ayelet Waldman is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a former public defender. In addition to the Mommy-Track series that includes such titles as Death Gets a Time-Out and The Big Nap, she is the author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Daughter''s Keeper, and other books.

From the author of Bad Mother and Love and Other Impossible Pursuits--a mystery series featuring a Los Angeles mom... With a new arrival on the way, the Applebaum household is bursting at the seams. And Juliet is balancing clue-chasing and diaper-changing with a new task: house-hunting… Juliet loves her kids. She loves their dirty little faces and skinned knees. She loves the ridiculous and amazing things they say. But when three-and-a-half year old Isaac evicts her husband and her from their own bed one night, love is the last thing on her mind. Juliet now recognizes the need for a few changes…starting with a bigger house. And when the new baby arrives, they’ll welcome the extra space. But if there’s ever a bad time to search for a new house in L.A., it’s now. In a buyer-unfriendly real estate market, one practically has to kill to find an affordable home. No wonder Juliet is prepared to over look a corpse on the grounds of her would-be dream house. To salve her conscience—and get her foot literally in the front door—she vows to find the killer of the homeowner’s sister. The investigation leads her from the madness of house-hunting into a world of washed-up actors and canceled TV shows, a world more depraved than she could ever have imagined… “[Juliet is] a lot like Elizabeth Peters’ warm and humorous Amelia Peabody—a brassy, funny, quick-witted protagonist.”—Houston Chronicle Ayelet Waldman is the author of numerous books including Love and Treasure and the Mommy-Track Mysteries featuring Juliet Applebaum. The series includes such titles as The Big Nap, A Playdate with Death, and Death Gets a Time-Out.

Brilliantly witty mystery from the author of Bad Mother and Love and Treasure... Teeter-tottering on the brink of sanity, Juliet Applebaum not only solves crimes; she does it with diapers, bottles, and…oh yes, three kids in tow. This time she’ll play hide-and-seek with some of South Central’s seediest denizens. But this is no child’s play… Their fledgling detective agency has spread its wings—and now husband-and-wife team Juliet Applebaum and Al Hockey, once in the hole, are finally flying high. A Hollywood lawyer uses them regularly to clean up after some of his less-than-discreet celeb clients. They see people come through the doors of their garage-turned-office, seeking defense investigation. They also see insurance investigation cases. But Juliet and Al are about to find out: they ain’t seen nothin’ yet… Heavenly has come to Juliet with a story too sad for any detective with a conscience to turn down. Her sister, an addict and streetwalker, has turned up dead—and the police couldn’t care less. With any luck—and with plucky Juliet doing all she can—Heavenly will learn what she can about her sister’s death and, if possible, bring the killer to justice. But it’s hard going undercover when you’re a tall, gorgeous transsexual… Ayelet Waldman, a Harvard Law School graduate and former public defender, is the author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Daughter''s Keeper, and Red Hook Road as well as the Mommy-Track Mysteries, including such titles as Death Gets a Time-Out and A Playdate with Death.

“Smart sleuthing…the way [Juliet] maintains her sense of humor while juggling detective chores and baby duty is awesome.”—The New York Times A public defender turned Stay-at-home mom, Juliet Applebaum is bored with playdates and trips to the park—so near the end of her second pregnancy, she gets off the mommy track to track down a murderer…. Juliet isn’t too surprised when her feisty, tantrum-throwing two-year-old daughter doesn’t get into Hollywood’s premier preschool—but she’s shocked and suspicious when the school’s principal is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Against the advice of her screenwriter husband, and with her rambunctious toddler in tow, Juliet heads to the local playground to dig up some dirt on a disgruntled studio executive whose daughter wasn’t offered a place in the school. But she has some surprising new suspects to consider when her investigation takes her into a seedy on-line newsgroup—and the most dangerous parts of the human heart…. “[Juliet is] a lot like Elizabeth Peters’s warm and humorous Amelia Peabody—a brassy, funny, quick-witted protagonist.”—The Houston Chronicle

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “hilarious, heartbreaking, and edgy” (Newsweek) memoir on modern motherhood. In our mothers’ day there were good mothers, indifferent mothers, and occasionally, great mothers. Today we have only Bad Mothers: If you work, you’re neglectful; if you stay home, you’re smothering. If you discipline, you’re buying them a spot on the shrink’s couch; if you let them run wild, they will be into drugs by seventh grade. Is it any wonder so many women refer to themselves at one time or another as a “bad mother”? Writing with remarkable candor, and dispensing much hilarious and helpful advice along the way—Is breast best? What should you do when your daughter dresses up as a “ho” for Halloween?—Ayelet Waldman says it''s time for women to get over it and get on with it in this wry, unflinchingly honest, and always insightful memoir on motherhood in today''s world.

NOW IN ONE VOLUME—THE FIRST THREE MOMMY-TRACK MYSTERIES Nursery Crimes Bored with playdates and trips to the park, Juliet Applebaum, a public defender turned stay-at-home mom, gets off the mommy track to hunt down the murderer of a preschool principal. The Big Nap When her infant son’s babysitter disappears, an exhausted Juliet and her over-tired kids travel to Brooklyn to find answers, justice, and maybe the chance to get a nice, long nap. A Playdate with Death Juliet is happy to be getting some kid-free time at the gym—until her peppy personal trainer dies under mysterious circumstances. Always up for a reason to get out of the house, Juliet jumps at the chance to investigate.

A groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today''s most renowned novelists and essayists, have teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence—an organization comprised of former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories and saw firsthand the injustice there—and a host of illustrious writers to tell the stories of the people on the ground in the contested territories. Kingdom of Olives and Ash includes contributions from several of today’s most esteemed storytellers including: Colum McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru, Raja Shehadeh, Mario Vargas Llosa and Assaf Gavron, as well as from editors Chabon and Waldman. Through these incisive, perceptive, and poignant essays, readers will gain unique insight into the narratives behind the litany of grim destruction broadcasted nightly on the news, as well as deeper understanding of the conflict as experienced by the people who live in the occupied territories. Together, these stories stand witness to the human cost of the occupation.

Um deslumbrante medalhão e três homens: um capitão de infantaria americano, um israelense negociador de obras de arte roubadas pelos nazistas; um psiquiatra pioneiro de Budapeste do fim do século XIX. Suas vidas pacatas são viradas de cabeça para baixo por três mulheres fortes e independentes. Em 1945, na Áustria, os vitoriosos soldados americanos capturam um trem repleto de riquezas indescritíveis – objetos que haviam sido confiscados dos judeus pelos nazistas. Entre os tesouros estão pilhas de relógios de ouro; montanhas de casacos de pele; caixas cheias de alianças de casamento; porta-retratos de prata; castiçais de Shabat e heranças de família repassadas por gerações. Jack, um inteligente nova-iorquino judeu, é o oficial encarregado de guardar o trem, uma responsabilidade que fica ainda mais complicada quando conhece Ilona, uma bela húngara que perdeu tudo em meio às devastações do Holocausto. Setenta anos depois, Natalie recebe de Jack, seu avô, um lindo colar com o desenho de um pavão com penas de pedras preciosas, que fora achado no trem. Dentro do medalhão, está a fotografia de uma mulher desconhecida. Encarregada de devolver a joia à mulher da foto, Natalie deve mergulhar num submundo sombrio de negociantes de arte para descobrir a história por trás do medalhão. Mas se surpreende ao aprender sobre a vida fascinante de uma mulher feminista que lutou pelo direito de voto no final do século XIX em Budapeste. Uma história de personagens brilhantes, Amor e memória é o melhor romance de Ayelet Waldman: uma obra ricamente detalhada que levanta questões difíceis sobre o valor das coisas preciosas em um momento em que a própria vida parece sem valor, e sobre as correntes invisíveis que nos prendem aos sofrimentos e às paixões do passado.

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Jahrelang probiert die Schriftstellerin Ayelet Waldman alle möglichen Arzneien aus, um ihre extremen Stimmungsschwankungen in den Griff zu bekommen. Sie leidet darunter – und ihr Mann, Pulitzer-Preisträger Michael Chabon, und ihre vier Kinder leiden mit ihr. Die 52-Jährige ist an einem Tiefpunkt angelangt, als sie eines Morgens ein kleines Päckchen von einem gewissen „Lewis Carroll“ aus dem Briefkasten zieht. Der Inhalt: eine kleine Ampulle mit flüssigem LSD. Verboten, gefährlich – und verführerisch. Dreißig Tage macht Ayelet Waldman einen Selbstversuch. Können zwei Tropfen verdünntes LSD bei den Depressionen helfen? Wird ihr Leben dadurch leichter, glücklicher? Offen und unverkrampft führt sie Tagebuch, gibt Denkanstöße und setzt sich mit der Frage auseinander: Müssen wir offen sein für neue Wege, um uns selbst zu helfen?

Un mes en la vida de una mujer, escritora, esposa y madre de cuatro hijos que busca la estabilidad depositando sobre su lengua dos gotas de LSD. « Dos días después abrí el buzón y encontré un paquete. En el remite decía "Lewis Carroll". Dentro encontré un frasquito de color azul cobalto. » Hasta entonces, Ayelet Waldman había probado todas las terapias imaginables, de la farmacopea al mindfulness. Pero las tempestades anímicas que le provocaba su trastorno bipolar eran insoportables; marido e hijos sufrían con ella. Dos gotas del frasquito en la lengua y Ayelet se suma a la legión subterránea de ciudadanos que hacen un uso terapéutico del LSD en microdosis. Durante un mes, esta abogada, escritora y madre de adolescentes, lleva un diario sobre el tratamiento. En él también explora la historia y los mitos que rodean al LSD y otras drogas, así como la lucha bizantina que el Estado les antepone. El resultado es un testimonio revelador, tan alegre como fascinante. Críticas: «El libro más divertido que he leído últimamente.» Zadie Smith «Una mirada curiosa y exhaustiva a las posibilidades terapéuticas de las drogas ilegales. Un libro fascinante y profusamente documentado.» Nora Krug, The Washington Post «Un manifiesto lúcido y coherente sobre cómo y por qué la empresa racista einmoral de la Guerra contra las drogas ha fracasado. Una obra apasionante y persuasiva.» Claire Vaye Watkins, The New Republic «Podría decirse que este libro es la particular guerra de Ayelet Waldman contra la propaganda que subyace a la Guerra contra las drogas, pero es también mucho más que eso y, sobre todo, mucho más divertido.» Rebeca Solnit «Un libro sincero, valiente y muy humano. Normalizando la discusión sobre el LSD, Waldman puede que un día ayude a otros a sentirse normales.» Jennifer Senior, The New York Times «Valiente, audaz, y por veces descarnado.» Francisco Martínez, FANTASYMUNDO

"Michael Chabon y su esposa, la escritora de origen israelí Ayelet Waldman, han convocado a algunas de las plumas más destacadas del panorama internacional para que nos den su visión sobre un conflicto enquistado: la ocupación israelí de Palestina. Veinticinco escritores de primer nivel aportan en este libro su visión sobre la ocupación israelí de Palestina. Invitados por la ONG Breaking the Silence (Rompiendo el Silencio), sus textos son apuntes del natural cuando se cumplen cincuenta años de la guerra de los Seis Días. Lejos del seguimiento mediático del conflicto, estas historias nacen de encuentros con líderes políticos, intelectuales y activistas, pero también de la convivencia con empresarios, granjeros, abuelos, padres e hijos. Son testimonios como el de Mario Vargas Llosa en tribunales militares, en procesos a menores de edad con los nervios rotos por un programa de intimidación que siembra el pánico para prevenir el hipotético terror. En estas páginas, el lector encontrará también los recuerdos de Colm Tóibín y sus entrevistas con Yasser Arafat, o asistirá a la estupefacción de un Michael Chabon que sigue los pasos de un norteamericano que ha perdido su nacionalidad y vive una existencia kafkiana desde que decidió residir el pueblo de su familia, en Cisjordania"--Amazon.com.

Sei una mamma in carriera? Di sicuro stai trascurando i tuoi doveri domestici. Se però rimani a casa, sei una presenza ingombrante e opprimente per i tuoi figli. Imponi loro regole e divieti severi? Cresceranno timidi e insicuri. Ma se non sai dirgli di no, a tredici anni spacceranno nel parchetto dietro casa. Insomma, qualsiasi scelta tu faccia, sei una cattiva mamma, destinata a fare i conti con il senso di inadeguatezza causato dal confronto con modelli inarrivabili: perché diciamolo, le supermamme, quelle che "I bimbi sono meravigliosi, la tata è un angelo e al lavoro mi danno molta fiducia" nella realtà non esistono. Lo sa bene Ayelet Waldman, che, stanca dei sensi di colpa e delle ipocrisie, ha trovato il coraggio di chiedersi pubblicamente cosa vuol dire oggi essere madre, giungendo ad affermare sulle colonne del "New York Times" di amare il marito più dei propri figli. La pattuglia Anti-Cattiva Madre si è mobilitata all''istante, gettando la scrittrice sulla graticola dei blog e dei giornali. Sono una cattiva mamma è la sua risposta provocatoria e spiazzante a tutte le accuse che le sono piovute addosso. Un libro spassoso e sincero sulle difficoltà e le mille contraddizioni che scandiscono le giornate di ogni madre. Perché l''unica cosa di cui i nostri figli hanno davvero bisogno è una mamma meravigliosamente imperfetta.

Los miércoles son un día en que Emilia se siente especialmente mal. Ese día ha de recoger a William, el hijo que su adorado Jack tiene de su anterior matrimonio ¿y quién no se sentiría culpable odiando a un niño de cinco años? Un pequeño tirano, sobreprot

Een dorpje aan de kust van Maine. De katholieke familie Tetherly en het joodse gezin Copaken zijn buren, maar niet bevriend met elkaar. Toch komt het tot een huwelijk tussen hun kinderen. Op de trouwdag verlaten de bruiloftsgasten na de ceremonie de kerk. Het bruidspaar blijft met de fotograaf achter om nog wat foto''s te schieten. Het paar laat wel erg lang op zich wachten en de gasten beginnen ongeduldig te worden. Dan komt het nieuws van een noodlottig auto-ongeluk. In Zomerse fuga beschrijft Ayelet Waldman op hartverscheurende wijze de nasleep van dit dramatische ongeluk en de impact ervan op beide families. Het is een prachtig familieepos over liefde, vriendschap en rouw, en laat zien hoe onheil mensen op onvermoede manieren dichter tot elkaar kan brengen.

Het verlies van hun kind raakt een jonge vrouw zodanig dat haar huwelijk in een crisis komt.

" Le checkpoint incarne l''occupation, il la symbolise, il la manifeste. Chaque passage rappelle aux Palestiniens de H2 [à Hébron] qu''ils sont soumis au pouvoir des militaires, qu''ils sont occupés ; chaque passage appuie là où ça fait mal. Comme un point de contention sur un corps congestionné, une pression sur un corps douloureux, sur un corps qui déborde. " Maylis de Kerangal. 50 ans après la guerre des Six-Jours et l''occupation de la Cisjordanie par Israël, que signifie, au quotidien, vivre dans les Territoires occupés ? Ayelet Waldman et Michael Chabon se sont associés à l''ONG israélienne " Breaking the Silence " pour demander à 24 brillants écrivains du monde entier de se rendre dans les Territoires occupés afin de témoigner du quotidien de ceux et de celles qui y vivent, et de réfléchir, de l''intérieur, au conflit israélo-arabe. Au travers de leurs courts récits, poignants, incisifs, tendres ou révoltés, on entre dans les villes occupées, dans les maisons, on partage les inquiétudes des Palestiniens, leurs combats, leurs humiliations, leurs difficultés à se déplacer, à étudier, à avoir une vie sociale. Ce livre est aussi un état des lieux des guerres qui déchirent deux peuples, des tensions historiques, géopolitiques et économiques, et d''une politique gouvernementale israélienne toujours plus invasive. 26 histoires qui racontent le coût humain de l''occupation.

Maine, 2012. Jack Wiseman sta morendo di cancro, e sua nipote arriva da New York per assisterlo durante le ultime settimane di vita. Trent''anni, una massa di riccioli ramati e un''indole impulsiva, Natalie sembra aver perso la bussola dopo il divorzio dal marito Daniel, fino a licenziarsi dallo studio legale in cui lavorava. Qualche giorno prima di morire, però, il nonno le affida un incarico che sembra risvegliare in lei il desiderio di mettersi in gioco: riconsegnare al legittimo proprietario un ciondolo di cui era entrato in possesso alla fine della Seconda guerra mondiale. Quando, giovane tenente dell''esercito americano a Salisburgo, aveva ricevuto mandato di proteggere un treno carico di beni degli ebrei ungheresi sottratti dai nazisti durante l''Olocausto. Comincia così un viaggio tra presente e passato fatto di segreti, inganni e amori, nel quale sfilano un''impetuosa ragazza sopravvissuta ad Auschwitz, la figlia di una ricca famiglia di Budapest impegnata nella lotta per il diritto di voto alle donne, una suffragetta minuscola di statura e grande di spirito, l''epopea tragica e piena di speranza degli ebrei tra l''Europa centrale e la Palestina. Con La ragazza del treno d''oro Ayelet Waldman riesce nell''impresa semplice e difficilissima di raccontare una storia avvincente, ricca di emozioni e di personaggi memorabili.

En 1945, Jack Wiseman, lieutenant américain basé à Salzbourg, est chargé de garder le " train de l''or hongrois ", rempli de biens volés aux Juifs. Avant d''être démobilisé, il dérobe un médaillon en forme de paon, en souvenir d''une femme qu''il a rencontrée là et dont il est tombé amoureux. Soixante ans plus tard, voulant faire la paix avec sa conscience, il confie une mission à sa petite-fille, Natalie : retrouver la propriétaire du bijou. De l''Empire austro-hongrois à l''Amérique contemporaine, un bouleversant roman polyphonique qui combine avec brio trois intrigues : un puissant roman d''amour, un thriller sur le trafic d''oeuvres d''art, l''histoire vraie enfin d''un scandale historique. " Ambitieux, captivant et terriblement émouvant. Le Médaillon de Budapest n''est pas un simple roman, c''est une malle aux trésors. " Joyce Carol Oates

La narrazione - la testimonianza, vivida e chiara, di cose viste in prima persona hanno la capacità di catturare l''interesse di persone che hanno smesso da tempo di prestare attenzione o hanno semplicemente rinunciato a farlo." Con queste parole Michael Chabon e Ayelet Waldman introducono l''edizione originale di questa raccolta, pubblicata nel 2017, e purtroppo ancora tristemente attuale e necessaria, per raccontare e comprendere un conflitto che dura da quasi un secolo. Alcune tra le penne più brillanti della letteratura contemporanea si uniscono in un viaggio collettivo tra le pagine dove si sposano letteratura e impegno civile per raccontare la guerra di ogni giorno. Perché gli scrittori sono coloro che del prestare attenzione al mondo hanno fatto una professione e che potranno, forse, incoraggiare la gente a guardare in profondità, nel particolare. E a smettere di distogliere lo sguardo.

Emilia, a new attorney, lands a job with a prestigious firm and meets Jack, married man. They fall in love and Jack leaves his wife to marry her. When they loose their two-day-old daughter Emilia has a hard time dealing with here new stepson, William, highly intelligent and slightly obsessive and his mother. Throw into the mix a stormy relationship with her own mother and father, and this tale of family troubles grows more intriguing.

Epouser un homme déjà père est une chose, mais garder son fils de cinq ans tous les mercredis en est une autre... En tombant amoureuse de Jack, Emilia pensait pouvoir aimer William, le fils de ce dernier, tout aussi simplement. Mais comment ne pas être exaspéré par un petit garçon précoce et je-sais-tout de cinq ans qui corrige votre prononciation à chaque mot ou calcule votre masse corporelle dès que vous avalez un gâteau ? Et pourquoi faudrait-il aimer ses beaux-enfants à tout prix ? Emilia se débat encore avec ces questions quand sa vie explose : le bébé qu''elle vient de mettre au monde meurt subitement. La vue du moindre enfant la fait fondre en larmes, et les mercredis avec William l''anéantissent. Pourtant, c''est grâce à lui qu''elle reviendra à la vie...