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The Girls in the Velvet Frame Adele Geras

The Girls in the Velvet Frame By Adele Geras

The Girls in the Velvet Frame by Adele Geras


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Summary

Five sisters in Jerusalem, 1913, try to find their lost brother in New York with the help of a photograph.

The Girls in the Velvet Frame Summary

The Girls in the Velvet Frame (Collins Modern Classics) by Adele Geras

Five sisters in Jerusalem, 1913, try to find their lost brother in New York with the help of a photograph.

Jerusalem, 1913. The long, hot summer drags on for the Bernstein sisters - Rifka, Chava, Naomi, Dvora and Shoshanna. Their brother Isaac has been in New York for almost a year, and still the family has heard nothing from him. So when their frivolous aunt Mimi suggests that the girls have a photograph taken for their mother's birthday, they come up with a plan. Can they use the photograph to find Isaac? Will the family ever be reunited?

The Girls in the Velvet Frame Reviews

"This warm book with its lively characters is not only a delicious story, it is also a tour de force"
Children's Books of the Year 1978

"Full of warmth and affection... the characterization is deft, sharp and realistic"
The Horn Book Magazine

About Adele Geras

Adele Geras was born in Jerusalem on March 15th, 1944. Her father was in the Colonial Office, so she moved around all over the place while she was very young: Nigeria, North Borneo, the Gambia. She attended boarding-school in England (Roedean) from the age of 11. After Roedean she graduated from St Hilda's College, Oxford. She has worked as an actress and as a French teacher.

Additional information

GOR004349710
9780007109074
0007109075
The Girls in the Velvet Frame (Collins Modern Classics) by Adele Geras
Used - Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
2001-10-01
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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