Samuel G. Freedman is a columnist for The New York Times and a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author of six acclaimed books, four of which have been New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Freedman also has written frequently for USA TODAY, New York magazine, Rolling Stone, The Jerusalem Post, Tablet, The Forward, and Salon.com. He lives in Manhattan with his fiance and his children.
"Who She Was is a precise, meticulous re-creation of a woman's
experience that attempts -- as does all great literature -- to take
a stand against time and loss and insignificance."
-- Alice McDermott, Author Of Child Of My Heart and Charming
Billy
"Freedman has succeeded brilliantly in finding out who his mother
was and how she lived; the result is a book that is deeply
satisfying to read, as close to time traveling as most of us will
ever experience."
-- Diane Ravitch, The New York Sun
"Nothing less than a triumph of the biographer's art, a work that
takes a woman lost to time and restores her to the world."
-- Davod L. Ulin, Chicago Tribune
"A testament to how every life is a living and memorable embodiment
of the past and history. One feels the author's affection and
wonderment for his subject on every page."
-- Oscar Hijuelos, Author Of The Mambo Kings Play Songs Of Love
"Who She Was is a subtle analysis, with all the pathos and depth of
a portrait by Rembrandt.... Freedman's odyssey into his mother's
past explains who she was and paints an affecting portrait of the
woman and her times."
-- Tony Lewis, The Providence Journal
"Who She Was is a precise, meticulous re-creation of a
woman's experience that attempts -- as does all great literature --
to take a stand against time and loss and insignificance."
-- Alice McDermott, Author Of Child Of My Heart and
Charming Billy
"Freedman has succeeded brilliantly in finding out who his mother
was and how she lived; the result is a book that is deeply
satisfying to read, as close to time traveling as most of us will
ever experience."
-- Diane Ravitch, The New York Sun
"Nothing less than a triumph of the biographer's art, a work that
takes a woman lost to time and restores her to the world."
-- Davod L. Ulin, Chicago Tribune
"A testament to how every life is a living and memorable embodiment
of the past and history. One feels the author's affection and
wonderment for his subject on every page."
-- Oscar Hijuelos, Author Of The Mambo Kings Play Songs Of
Love
"Who She Was is a subtle analysis, with all the pathos and
depth of a portrait by Rembrandt.... Freedman's odyssey into his
mother's past explains who she was and paints an affecting portrait
of the woman and her times."
-- Tony Lewis, The Providence Journal
By reconstructing the long-lost Jewish immigrant Bronx, Freedman (Jew vs. Jew) reconstructs the life of his remarkable mother. With a five-city tour. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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