Woman on the Edge of the Highway
Naomi`s shoes are completely worn out from walking the highways. She doesn`t mind it when people offer her money or throw her a sandwich from a passing bus. Day after day, for the past fifteen years, she has been searching the roads for a clue to the tragedy that ruined her life. Tamar`s family fell apart the day her seven-year-old sister went missing on the beach. Thirty years later, Tamar still lives with her parents and works at the local 24/7 store, obeying the strangest compulsions in her unceasing search for the sister she has lost.
Sasha, on the other hand, wouldn`t mind seeing the last of her sister: While she struggles to attract her impervious boss and retrieve their flaky father`s inheritance, her sister decides to take her first steps in the porn industry along with her moronic Argentinian boyfriend.
Each woman tells her story in her own unique voice-all of them passionate, often hilarious, always intensely moving. Gradually, a breathtaking puzzle of extraordinary humanity emerges.
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French, Italian
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French
Paris, Albin Michel, 2013 -
Italian
Florence, Giuntina, 2016
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| Title | Woman on the Edge of the Highway |
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| Writer's Last Name | W. Ochayon |
| Writer's First Name | Kalanit |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher (Hebrew) | Babel |
| No. Pages | 280pp. |
| Book title - Hebrew (phonetic) | Makom Le-Ahava Achat |
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“ I immediately associated the book with the movie genre of intertwining stories, like Alejandro Inarritu`s two triptychs, Love`s a Bitch and Babel, or Paul Haggis`s Crash. The book has a strong plot, the characters are wild and fetching... In it, Israeliness is welded into a single, sweaty, dusty entity, struggling for a breath of fresh air. I am sure this will be a favorite with many youngsters.”
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“ A very emotional novel that touches the nerve... Refreshingly different. In her debut novel, Ochayon lays the foundations for her wise and sensitive writing.”
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“ Written with pure genius, funny and charming. Its unique language will become the talk of the town.”