How To Make A Life
Florence Reiss Kraut
“An engaging and heartfelt portrayal of intergenerational trauma and hope.” -Kirkus Reviews
How to Make a Life: A Novel is a spellbinding family saga with strong shades of history; it is engrossing and fast-paced.” — Romuald Dzemo, Readers' Favorite
When Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a catastrophic pogrom in Ukraine for America in 1905, they believe their emigration will ensure that their children and grandchildren will be safe from harm. But choices and decisions made by one generation have ripple effects on those who come later--and in the decades that follow, family secrets, betrayals, and mistakes made in the name of love threaten the survival of the family: Bessie and Abe Weissman's children struggle with the shattering effects of daughter Ruby's mental illness, of Jenny's love affair with her brother-in-law, of the disappearance of Ruby's daughter as she flees her mother's legacy, and of the accidental deaths of Irene's husband and granddaughter.
A sweeping saga that follows four generations from the tenements of Brooklyn through WWII, from Woodstock to India, and from Spain to Israel, How to Make a Life is the story of a family who must either deal with their differences or cut ties with the people who anchor their place in the world.
Duration - 10h 10m.
Author - Florence Reiss Kraut.
Narrator - Justine Reiss.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2020 Florence Reiss Kraut ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
“An engaging and heartfelt portrayal of intergenerational trauma and hope.” -Kirkus Reviews How to Make a Life: A Novel is a spellbinding family saga with strong shades of history; it is engrossing and fast-paced.” — Romuald Dzemo, Readers' Favorite When Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a catastrophic pogrom in Ukraine for America in 1905, they believe their emigration will ensure that their children and grandchildren will be safe from harm. But choices and decisions made by one generation have ripple effects on those who come later--and in the decades that follow, family secrets, betrayals, and mistakes made in the name of love threaten the survival of the family: Bessie and Abe Weissman's children struggle with the shattering effects of daughter Ruby's mental illness, of Jenny's love affair with her brother-in-law, of the disappearance of Ruby's daughter as she flees her mother's legacy, and of the accidental deaths of Irene's husband and granddaughter. A sweeping saga that follows four generations from the tenements of Brooklyn through WWII, from Woodstock to India, and from Spain to Israel, How to Make a Life is the story of a family who must either deal with their differences or cut ties with the people who anchor their place in the world. Duration - 10h 10m. Author - Florence Reiss Kraut. Narrator - Justine Reiss. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Florence Reiss Kraut ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:37
Prologue: Kotovka, Ukraine, 1905
Duration:00:14:26
Chapter 1: Ida, 1906-07
Duration:00:15:48
Chapter 2: Bessie, 1931
Duration:00:33:53
Chapter 3: Abe, 1932-39
Duration:00:33:30
Chapter 4: Jenny, 1940-42
Duration:00:31:01
Chapter 5: Jenny, 1942-45
Duration:00:17:05
Chapter 6: Morris, 1946
Duration:00:30:57
Chapter 7: Ruby, 1954
Duration:00:18:04
Chapter 8: Jenny,1954
Duration:00:19:19
Chapter 9: Faye, 1959
Duration:00:39:02
Chapter 10: Irene, 1964
Duration:00:32:41
Chapter 11: Sarah, 1969
Duration:00:29:25
Chapter 12: Joseph, 1973
Duration:00:33:24
Chapter 13: Morris, 1977
Duration:00:25:01
Chapter 14: Sarah, 1984
Duration:00:28:18
Chapter 15: Jenny, 1986-88
Duration:00:34:55
Chapter 16: Jenny, 1989
Duration:00:36:33
Chapter 17: Irene, 1996
Duration:00:10:21
Chapter 18: Ellie, 1996
Duration:00:16:59
Chapter 19: Morris, 2002
Duration:00:23:23
Chapter 20: Abby, 2006
Duration:00:28:41
Chapter 21: Faye, 2008
Duration:00:28:51
Chapter 22: Jenny, 2012
Duration:00:27:31
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:38