Night Flower
Company : Israel Book Shop Author : Esther Rapaport Publisher : Israel Bookshop Publications Format : Hardcover Dimensions : 6' X 9' Weight : 35oz A Novel Mira sighed. "It's not easy to bring a stranger into your home, Chaiky. And you don't need more problems on your head right now." "But Ima," her daughter said gently, "Anna wasn't a stranger. You knew her very well, at least by the time she came to live with you." Mira took a deep breath. Chaiky had honed right in on the reason for her hesitation, even before she herself could put her finger on it. Chaiky was right: she didn't like the idea because of Anna. It's a lonely and frightening existence for Chaiky Struk, with her husband far away, incarcerated in Russia due to a set-up by the Mafia. The niggling knowledge that the whole terrible saga could have been prevented makes the blow even harsher, especially for a woman as meticulously organized, responsible, and efficient as herself. Just as Chaiky feels that h