Anatomy of a Friendship: A Dual Memoir of Women's Journeys through War to Peace

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The Nile on eBay Anatomy of a Friendship by Cecile Spiegel, Diane Tuckman DianeTuckman and Cecile Spiegel fled religious persecution with WWII conflicts attheir heels. Hiding in plain sight, Cecile eluded the Nazis in France. Diane cameof age in France, far from her childhood home in Egypt. Their odysseysintersect in America in this dual memoir of immigration, faith, and resilience. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description DianeTuckman and Cecile Spiegel fled religious persecution with WWII conflicts attheir heels. Separately, from Egypt and from Germany, each leaped continents,cultures, and languages as a refugee before finding a new home in the UnitedStates. Hiding in plain sight in France, Cecile eluded capture by the Nazis, butlost many dear to her. Diane came of age there, far from the Mediterraneanidyll of her childhood in Egypt. They relied on family, faith, and resilience toovercome the otherness felt by displaced peoples. As they dictated their memoirsto one another, Diane and Cecile discovered the anatomy of their friendship intheir parallel odysseys and the optimism of 20th-century American womanhood. Table of Contents Introduction1. Beginnings / Diane 2. Beginnings / Cecile 3. Winds of Change / Diane 4. Winds of Change / Cecile 5. On the Run, with Children / Cecile 6. New Realities / Diane 7. Coming to America / Cecile 8. Never Forget / Cecile 9. American Odyssey / Diane and Cecil 10. Reflections on Immigration 11. Lekh-L'kha / D

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781644698358
• Condition: Fine

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