Miriam Striezheff, Departures Beyond Recognition, 1st/1st Edition 2000
"Departures Beyond Recognition" by Miriam Striezheff Lewis (Author) published by the author, (self-publishing at Xlibris publishing service), 2000. First Edition, 1st print.
Dust jacket; black hard boards, gold lettering on spine, 5.1/2" x 8.1/2"; 451 pages, near fine condition.
In l8l6, the aftermath of a performance at the Theatre-Francais in Paris of Beaumarchais' play, The Marriage of Figaro, thrusts Jeannette Ballin, an educated young Parisienne, into an unpredictable marriage and life in Romania, a land of myths and superstitions, peasants and enslaved Gypsies.
In early l9th Century Europe, Paris is the center of culture and thought, and Vienna the heart of music, dance and flirtation. Romania, part of the Ottoman Empire, is a mysterious land of draculas, vampires, superstitions and curses. It struggles with Russia, is governed by corrupt Greeks, and sustained by Jewish merchants, peasants and enslaved Gypsies. It is the home of Iacob Abelescu, the youngest brother of a Jewish family engaged in curing and purveying pelts.
Departures is a portrait of early l9th century Jews in Romania, France and Vienna, and the saga of a family divided by distance, of friends united by love. It is also a story of the nature of love, and the first of a series of related novels spanning two centuries.
Miriam Striezheff Lewis was born in Chicago. While her vocation was in the field of law, writing served as an alternate occupation. Upon her marriage to Jac Lewis, a fashion and costume designer, she made New York City her home. In l982, she and her husband settled in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they collaborated in writing Costume: The Performing Partner. Her heritage and travel throughout Eastern and Western Europe led to Departures, the first of a series of related novels spanning two centuries.
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"Departures Beyond Recognition" by Miriam Striezheff Lewis (Author) published by the author, (self-publishing at Xlibris publishing service), 2000. First Edition, 1st print.
Dust jacket; black hard boards, gold lettering on spine, 5.1/2" x 8.1/2"; 451 pages, near fine condition.
In l8l6, the aftermath of a performance at the Theatre-Francais in Paris of Beaumarchais' play, The Marriage of Figaro, thrusts Jeannette Ballin, an educated young Parisienne, into an unpredictable marriage and life in Romania, a land of myths and superstitions, peasants and enslaved Gypsies.
In early l9th Century Europe, Paris is the center of culture and thought, and Vienna the heart of music, dance and flirtation. Romania, part of the Ottoman Empire, is a mysterious land of draculas, vampires, superstitions and curses. It struggles with Russia, is governed by corrupt Greeks, and sustained by Jewish merchants, peasants and enslaved Gypsies. It is the home of Iacob Abelescu, the youngest brother of a Jewish family engaged in curing and purveying pelts.
Departures is a portrait of early l9th century Jews in Romania, France and Vienna, and the saga of a family divided by distance, of friends united by love. It is also a story of the nature of love, and the first of a series of related novels spanning two centuries.
Miriam Striezheff Lewis was born in Chicago. While her vocation was in the field of law, writing served as an alternate occupation. Upon her marriage to Jac Lewis, a fashion and costume designer, she made New York City her home. In l982, she and her husband settled in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they collaborated in writing Costume: The Performing Partner. Her heritage and travel throughout Eastern and Western Europe led to Departures, the first of a series of related novels spanning two centuries.
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