Category: Literary Fiction Publisher: Christine F. Anderson Publishing & Media
ISBN-10: 1681183552
Type: Fiction
Pages: 272
Copyright: August 20,2015
ISBN-13: 9781681183558
Price: $5.99 (eBook)
Woven from the fabric of many lives & separate generations, a story of war, loss, guilt, & hope.
No one will tell the child who she is or why the old lady sleeps her life away in their living-room chair. No one will tell her who her parents were, or why they preferred to die in the desert without her than stick around and watch her grow.
War is a universal theme.
Hidden is comprised of two novellas: Hidden, and Hanover Gardens. Hidden is of an orphan in Israel and her desperate struggle to discover her identity; Hanover Gardens is about a mismatched group of refugees in England, during WW11, struggling with the fears that haunt them for those they've left behind, learning to stand and be counted while waiting, always waiting to see who will survive, and who will come to take them home.
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Excerpt
"Everything is different here. No contradictions, no fiddling with ideologies,moral codes, religions, regulations--all of which depleted me so when I was mortal.
I couldn't bare the burden.
So, I'll tell you what happened.I'll tell it my way, the way I understand things now, with that unearthly new knack I have of seeing myself from a distance,of getting into other people's heads.
And because, contrary to much-touted opinion, the door was wide open when I arrived here, with not a soul to weigh me in--I'll ask you to be my judge."
Professional Reviews
Great things do come in small packages.
"Batya Casper's novella Hidden proves that great things do indeed come in small packages. The story kicks right off with a haunting mystery and traverses backward in time to explore several generations of a Jewish family plagued by tragedy and war. Casper's prose is tight and well-knit, allowing the story to unfold organically without exposition or wasted breath. Hidden is a fantastic read." --Anthony Rando.
Magical Voice
“Batya Casper has a magical voice. She writes eloquently about war, death, sorrow, joy, hope, and love. Her knowledge of the subject is evident. The reader is transported to 1930 Israel, 1940 England, and introduced to children and the world through their eyes. Hidden is made up of two books. The first one takes place in Israel and tells the story of a family who wraps their past in mystery and keeps it hidden from the young granddaughter who lives with them. In backstory the reader is led through the beauty of Israel, the lure of the ocean, the thrill and innocence of young love, the despair of loss, the cost of war. It is a love story that bridges generations.” — Regge Episale
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