The present is not for cowards
A marital crisis played out on the shared bookshelf. A visit to a concentration camp memorial site with the youngest son. A declaration of love to Jewish literature and a declaration of war on fear.
In her hilarious and touching, constantly surprising and perceptive stories, Adriana Altara surveys our present. She writes about courage and moral courage, about growing old and how we deal with memory. About being tutored in Turkish history at her trusted fishmonger’s and about why she will never regret having children. Through everyday family life, through brief encounters between people, through film, literature and theater, she investigates the existential questions that concern us all with her peerlessly charming and engaging voice.
