Places We Left Behind

<p><strong>For anyone who has ever loved deeply and been willing to take risks for the sake of love. Rachel Barenbaum author of <em>Atomic Anna</em></strong></p><p>When American-born Jennifer falls in love with French-born Philippe during the First Intifada in Israel she understands their relationship isn't perfect.</p><p>Both 23 both Jewish they lead very different lives: she's a secular tourist he's an observant immigrant. Despite their opposing outlooks on two fundamental issues-country and religion-they are determined to make it work. For the next 20 years they root and uproot their growing family each longing for a singular place to call home.</p><p>In Places We Left Behind Jennifer puts her marriage under a microscope examining commitment and compromise faith and family while moving between prose and poetry playing with language and form daring the reader to read <s>between the lines</s>.</p>