Marusya Bociurkiw will be reading at the International Readings Harbourfront Centre Weekly Readings, 235 Queens Quay West Toronto, at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. For more details, check out their web site.

A celebration of the publication of Jane Rule’s essays Loving the Difficult
* Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 7:30 pm, Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver
* Saturday, May 3, 4:00 pm, Galiano Island Community Hall

For more information, contact Hedgerow Press

177 pp; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN 1-55192-374-2
$14.95

These stories recount the troubled lives of Ernst and Hannah Birnbaum, displaced German Jews who flee Hitler but cannot escape the shadow of the Holocaust. Their uprooted existence takes them from Europe to the Holy Land and eventually to Montreal where they attempt to create a shelter for their children. The new generation struggles with the inherited alienation that accompanies exile, striving to both protect and escape their vulnerable elders.

Originally published by Raincoast Books.

“In her first book, Gabriella Goliger takes the reader on a journey through the lives and memories of displaced and often damaged people. Writing with delicate strength and humour, she reveals a deep understanding of the dark places in their souls as they search for the light.” — Rachel Wyatt

Gabriella Goliger emerges with an experienced and assured voice. Her writing is incisive, her stories fierce with compassion and truth. In this powerful work one senses danger, portend. Very impressive.” — Frances Itani