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URL:https://www.torat-el.org/events/meet-the-author-mary-morris-2/
SUMMARY:Meet the Author - Mary Morris
DESCRIPTION:Mary Morris’ The Red House weaves together the intimate story
  of a daughter searching for answers about her vanished mother with the la
 rgely untold story of Italian Jews during World War II.&nbsp\;\n\nThirty y
 ears ago\, Laura’s mother\, Viola\, went missing. She left behind her pu
 rse\, her keys and her&nbsp\; mysterious paintings of a red house. Viola w
 as never found\, and her family never recovered. Laura\, an artist herself
 \, held on to the paintings. On the back of each work\, her mother scrawle
 d in Italian\, “I will not be here forever.” The family never understo
 od what Viola meant.\n\nLaura follows her mother’s trajectory as she ven
 tures north to Naples\, Turin and finally home. Along&nbsp\; the way\, she
  confronts the dark truth of her mother’s story and at last makes sense 
 of her own.\n\nOne review of the book states: “Morris has created a nove
 l that honors both the specific experiences of Italian Jews during WWII an
 d the universal experiences of love\, loss and the search for identity.\n\
 nMary Morris is the author of numerous works of fiction\, including the no
 vels Gateway to the Moon\, The Jazz Palace\, A Mother’s Love\, and House
  Arrest\, and of nonfiction\, including the travel classic&nbsp\; Nothing 
 to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone. Morris is a recipient of t
 he Rome Prize in&nbsp\; Literature and the 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award 
 for Fiction. She lives in Brooklyn\, NY.\n\nBuy your copy of her book from
  Bookshop.org (to support independent bookstores) or amazon.com.\n\nPre-Pa
 id $20 per person by October 22/$25 at the door. A lovely brunch will be s
 erved. Please register below.\n\nPlease note this event is in person only.
 \n\nOur Meet the Author program continues to be made possible by the gener
 osity of the B'nai Sholom/Beth El Foundation.\n\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\; \n\n&nbsp
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