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FOUR MOTHERS: " Folklore, mystery, and fantasy mingle with one hundred years of history. "...tells the story of five generations of women, in one family, against the background of one hundred years in Jerusalem. (edit title)

Shifra Horn (Author) (edit contributors)

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Shifra Horn's beautifully imagined novel tells the story of five generations of women in one family against the backdrop of one hundred years in Jerusalem. The story begins with the birth of the family's first boy to Amal, the last generation. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother... read more

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I was born in my great-grandmother Sara's brass bed in the summer of 1948.

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