Places We Left Behind: a memoir-in-miniature—an unconventional, unforgettable, timely read
This talk will be moderated by our Acting Executive Director and trained psychologist, Dr. Alan Schnur.
American by birth, French by marriage, Israeli by choice, Jennifer Lang has written a love story with a lot of conflict—inner and personal, marital and geopolitical—about home. When she falls in love with Philippe during the First Intifada in Israel, she understands their relationship isn't perfect. Both 23, both Jewish, they're very different: she's a secular tourist, he's an observant immigrant. Determined to make it work, they spend the next 20 years rooting and uprooting their growing family, each in search of a place where they can feel happy and whole. In Places We Left Behind, Jennifer puts her marriage under a microscope, examining commitment and compromise, faith and family while moving between prose and poetry, playing with language and form, daring the reader to read between the lines.
AWARDS:
*Finalist in Multicultural Nonfiction in American Book Fest's 20th Annual Best Book Awards
*Finalist in Multicultural Nonfiction in the IAN Book of the Year Awards 2024
*Gold Book Award Winner of Literary Titan
S.F. Bay Area born Jennifer Lang lives in Tel Aviv, where she runs Israel Writers Studio. Prize-winning essays in Baltimore Review, Under the Sun, Midway Journal, and elsewhere. An MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, Assistant Editor at Brevity, yogi. Places We Left Behind: a memoir-in-miniature and Landed: A yogi's memoir in pieces & poses (10/15/24) with Vine Leaves Press.
Contact: Jennifer Lang, Balfour 8, apt 46, Tel Aviv, +1.469.453.8268, jennifer@langonline.com
Website: https://israelwriterstudio.com/book-places-we-left-behind/
Social media: instagram.com/jenlangwrites, facebook.com/jenlangwrites
Available: https://www.vineleavespress.com/places-we-left-behind-by-jennifer-lang.html