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FREE EVENT
Qesher Book Club:
On Her Own - A Novel
Tuesday, July 22
USA 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET
UK 8:00 pm / France 9:00 pm / Israel 10:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 60 minutes
About this talk
Lihi Lapid will discuss her new book, On Her Own: Nina, a teenage runaway, wakes up in the unfamiliar stairwell of a Tel Aviv apartment in a torn minidress. As her memory starts to resurface—the abusive older man she's running away from, the crime she witnessed—she knows one thing: she needs to find a place to hide.
When one of the building's tenants, Carmela, a lonely old widow suffering from memory loss, mistakes Nina for her granddaughter she hasn't seen in years, Nina jumps at the opportunity for a safe haven. Soon, the two strangers become each other's lifeline as Nina settles into the apartment with sweet, reassuring Carmela.
Meanwhile, Irina, a Russian immigrant, is living a parent's worst nightmare: her only daughter has gone missing. She knows Nina got involved with the wrong men and will do anything to find her. Across the ocean, Itamar feels that something is happening to his mom, Carmela. The guilt over having left Israel for his pursuit of the American dream stirs childhood memories in him and a longing for the family that once was complete.
Set between the eve of Passover and Israel's Independence Day, On Her Own is a tense and immersive psychological read about two families looking for redemption and the transformative bonds between strangers.
Translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston.
You can read more and order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Her-Own-Novel-Lihi-Lapid-ebook/dp/B0C61YXH8B/
About the Author
Lihi Lapid is an Israeli author and journalist known for her compelling portrayals of women's lives, motherhood, and social challenges. Beginning her career as a photojournalist, she later turned to writing to give voice to the nuanced experiences of modern women. Her debut novel, Secrets from Within, became a bestseller in Israel, followed by acclaimed works such as Woman of Valor and On Her Own, the latter exploring themes of immigration and identity.
Lapid also wrote a bestselling children's book and a cookbook, and she contributed a long-running weekly column to Yediot Ahronot. Her work often draws on personal experience, including parenting a child with autism, which has informed both her writing and her advocacy. She currently serves as president of SHEKEL, an organization supporting people with disabilities. Through her fiction and nonfiction, Lapid continues to influence Israeli literature with honest, emotionally resonant storytelling.
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