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Candles is the story of Anya, a young girl who lives with her parents, her brother and two dogs. She doesn't much like Chanukah and would rather celebrate Christmas as her friends do. Receiving an old Menorah from her grandmother for Chanukah only increases her dissatisfaction, as she would rather be given a CD player like her brother Steve.
But lighting the first candle opens a different world for Anya, as she is transported back to Nazi Germany before World War II. During the lighting of the candles on successive nights, Anya relives the experiences of Estie, a young woman whom she comes to believe is her grandmother.
As each successive candle is lit, another scene from the past unfolds. And as the novel progresses, Anya grows more convinced that she is reliving the life of her grandmother. She experiences a new understanding of her own faith. But Candles has a provocative twist in the tale.
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About the Author:
Lynne Kositsky was born in Montreal, grew up in England and now lives in Toronto. She has published numberous poems, a chapbook of poetry, pcb jam, and has won several awards for her writing, including the prestigious E.J. Pratt Award. Candles is her first full-length novel.
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Kositsky has earned numerous degrees with specialties in English and Drama, as well as a Bachelor of Education. She taught English, Social Studies and Drama until recently, when she resigned to pursue writing full time. With over a hundred poems published in different periodicals and magazines, as well as in various anthologies, she has also performed numerous poetry readigs over the years at Harbourfront and Hart House.
(An) accessible story of courage and strength of character in the face of adversity--highly recommended. -- Canadian Book Review Annual
(Kositsky's) present-day narrator is smart-mouthed and ironic, and her world...is one readers can enter with ease. -- Quill and Quire
(Kositsky's) present-day narrator is smart-mouthed and ironic, and her world...is one readers can enter with ease. -- Quill and Quire
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- PublisherRoussan Pub Inc
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1896184448
- ISBN 13 9781896184449
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages98
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