Next of Kin

In this searing novel of family, grief, and memory, a Canadian Jewish family is flung back together by the loss of one of its members at the hands of a drunken driver.

The bereaved must now strive to keep alive the memory of Esther Persky� sister, wife and mother.Short-listed for the City of Toronto Book Award"The author brings us so completely into her characters' lives that we cannot help but care about every occurrence.

Zeitlin is a fluid writer, moving from past to present with seamless ease." � Publishers Weekly� Highly recommended for fiction collections." � Library Journal� Through detailed description, the author has drawn a convincing portrait of a family shaken by tragedy." � Quill & Quire (Canada)� Next of Kin grapples with important moral issues, and its arguments, counterbalanced and genuinely probing, are those best made in fiction." � The Forward� Wrenching in its sorrow." � Los Angeles Times