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. "The author brings us so completely into her characters' lives that we cannot help but care about every occurrence."--"Publishers Weekly"