{"product_id":"from-silt-and-ashes-paperback","title":"From Silt and Ashes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRochelle Wisoff-Fields\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003ePlease Say Kaddish for Me\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story of a Jewish woman's journey from Czarist Russia to the heartland of America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since losing her family in a pogrom, Havah Gitterman has already seen the worst of humanity. But at last, she and her husband Arel have made it to Kansas City, thanks to Havah's benefactor. Though haunted by friends and family they have lost--and those left behind--the couple hopes to make a new beginning, especially since Havah is pregnant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But some traditions are hard to change. Havah studies the Torah in Hebrew and considers teaching it to other girls, much to the chagrin of those still clinging to the old ways. And when Havah gives birth to a daughter who is blind, Arel's dismay shocks Havah, threatening their marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Havah will learn that even in the New World, prejudice and hate thrive in the shadows, and some wounds will never heal. But with perseverance and faith, Havah will find her way and set an example for her daughter, her community, and generations to come . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Heart-wrenching, incisive and elegantly written, \u003ci\u003eFrom Silt and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a compelling and riveting look into the heart of humanity--at is worst and its best.\" --Lisa Regan, author of \u003ci\u003eLocal Girl Missing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Introduces the reader to unique and intensely-drawn characters who bring the story of Jewish persecution in Czarist Russia into stark realization.\" --Ginny Fite, author of \u003ci\u003ePossession \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCromwell's Folly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An engrossing family saga.\" --Jack Martin, author of \u003ci\u003eBrother, Can You Spare a Dime? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHail, Columbia!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRochelle Wisoff-Fields is an author and illustrator. A woman of Jewish descent and the granddaughter of Eastern European immigrants, she has a personal connection to Jewish history, a recurring theme throughout much of her writing. Heavily influenced by the Sholem Aleichem stories, as well as \u003ci\u003eFiddler on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e, her novels \u003ci\u003ePlease Say Kaddish for Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom Silt and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAs One Must One Can\u003c\/i\u003e were born of her desire to share the darker side of these beloved tales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Kansas City native, Wisoff-Fields attended the Kansas City Art Institute, where she studied painting and lithography. She maintains her blog, \u003ci\u003eAddicted to Purple\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThis, That and Sometimes the Other\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology of her short stories, which she also illustrated. Her stories have also been featured in several other anthologies, including two editions of \u003ci\u003eVoices\u003c\/i\u003e. Wisoff-Fields and her husband, Jan, have three sons and now live in Belton, Missouri.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464425955635,"sku":"9781504077712","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/qy-Rb32noJ9781504077712.webp?v=1781492869","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/from-silt-and-ashes-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}