The World Without You (2012) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• David Frankel: father of Lily, Clarissa, Leo and Noelle; husband of Marilyn
• Ari: 3 year old son of Aram and Noelle
• Mrs. Pritchett: Clarassa's old cello teacher
• Jules: Leo's best friend from childhood
• Tom Harkin: Add a description of this character.
• Leo Frankel: Frankel son who died in Iraq; he wa a journalist
• Grandma Natalie: mother of Thisbe; grandmother of Calder; lives on the west coast
• Clarissa: daughter of David and Marilyn; sister to Noelle, Lily and Leo; married to Nathaniel
• Amram Glucksman (Arthur): husband of Noelle; father of four boys
• Marilyn Frankel: mother of Clarissa, Lily, Noelle and Leo; David's wife
• Justice Scalia: Lily clerked for the supreme court after graduating from college
• Yoni: 6 year old son of Noelle and Amram
• Grandpa Ivan: father of Thisbe; lives on the west coast close to Thisbe and Calder
• Mark Hathaway
• Calder Godsoe-Frankel: Calder is Thisbe and Leo's son
• Doron Sheffer
• Thisbe Godsoe-Frankel: wife of deceased Leo; attends grad school at Berkley
• Noelle Glucksman: the youngest of the Frankel sisters; lives in Israel
• Nora: old girlfriend of Leo
• Dov: 5 year old son of Noelle and Amram
• Lily Frankel: daughter of Marilyn and David; sibling to Clarissa, Noelle, and Leo; lives in D.C.; in a relationship with Malcolm
• Nathaniel: Clarassa's husband
• Waveless Wyeth: boyfriend of Thisbe
• Malcolm: Lily's partner; not married; owns and operates a restaurant in D.C.
• Abba: father; refers to Amram
• Gwendolyn: Gretchen's dog
• Akiva: 8 year old son of Noelle and Amram
• Eema: mother; refers to Noelle
• Gretchen: David's very rich mother; grandmother to Clarissa, Lily, Noelle and Leo; she is 94

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Israel: where Noelle lives with her family
• Lenox: where the Frankel's have their summer house
• Jerusalem
• Iraq: Leo was killed in Iraqu while covering the war as a journalist
• New York: where granma Gretchen lives; also where the Frankel's have an apartment
• Berkeley: where Thisbe goes to grad school
• California
• Manhattan
• States
• Kingman
• D.c.: where Lily and Malcomb live
• America
• Wailing Wall
• Berkshires
• Princeton
• Judaism
• Columbia
• Boston
• Upper West Side
• Bowdoin
• Florida

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Joshua Henkin (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• National Jewish Book Awards (Finalist, 2012: Fiction)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Domestic Life
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary