House of Glass

The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family

Hadley Freeman

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Simon & Schuster
23 March 2021

Biography; Memoirs; General & world history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; The Holocaust

"Writer Hadley Freeman investigates her family's secret history in this ""exceptional"" (The Washington Post) ""masterpiece"" (The Daily Telegraph) uncovering a story that spans a century, two World Wars, and three generations.

Hadley Freeman knew her grandmother Sara lived in France just as Hitler started to gain power, but rarely did anyone in her family talk about it. Long after her grandmother's death, she found a shoebox tucked in the closet containing photographs of her grandmother with a mysterious stranger, a cryptic telegram from the Red Cross, and a drawing signed by Picasso. This discovery sent Freeman on a decade-long quest to uncover the significance of these keepsakes, taking her from Picasso's archives in Paris to a secret room in a farmhouse in Auvergne to Long Island to Auschwitz. Freeman pieces together the puzzle of her family's past, discovering more about the lives of her grandmother and her three brothers, Jacques, Henri, and Alex. Their stories sometimes typical, sometimes astonishing--reveal the broad range of experiences of Eastern European Jews during the Holocaust. This ""frightening, inspiring, and cautionary"" (Kirkus Reviews) family saga is filled with extraordinary twists, vivid characters, and famous cameos, illuminating the Jewish and immigrant experience in the World War II era. Reviewers have asked: ""is there a better book about being Jewish?"" (The Daily Telegraph) Addressing themes of assimilation, identity, and home, House of Glass is ""a triumph"" (The Bookseller) and a powerful story about the past that echoes issues that remain relevant today."

By: Hadley Freeman
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781501199202
ISBN 10: 150119920X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 23 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hadley Freeman is a columnist and writer for the Guardian newspaper in the UK. She was born in New York and lives in London. Her books include Life Moves Pretty Fast, The Meaning of Sunglasses, and Be Awesome, and her work has appeared in Vogue US and UK, New York magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and many other publications.

Reviews for House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family

"""If you have a heart, this book will break it. Hadley Freeman forces us to understand the myriad responses of her family members to the anti-Semitism that sent many to their deaths while sparing others. She, like Dostoevksy, has produced a work that must stand as a classic of love and redemption."" --Charles Glass, author of Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation"