{"title":"Alice Nelson","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the compelling works of Alice Nelson, an accomplished author known for her insightful narratives and evocative storytelling. Her books invite readers to explore a wide range of human experiences, from the poignant recollections of history to the complexities of personal relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter This: Survivors of the Holocaust Speak\u003c\/em\u003e provides a profound insight into the lives of Holocaust survivors. This biography and memoir offers a collection of personal testimonies that shed light on resilience, survival, and the enduring impact of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the realm of general fiction, Alice Nelson excels with \u003cem\u003eFaithless\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Children's House\u003c\/em\u003e. These novels delve into the intricate and often challenging dynamics of human connections. With delicate prose, she crafts stories that are both intimate and universal, inviting readers to reflect on themes of identity, belonging, and the ties that bind us together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Nelson's works are a testament to her ability to capture the essence of the human condition. Her books are perfect for those who seek not only to be entertained but to think deeply and empathetically about the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"after-this-survivors-of-the-holocaust-speak-by-alice-nelson-9781925162356","title":"After This: Survivors of the Holocaust Speak","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 27 January 2015, the world commemorated the 70-year anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. As the last living witnesses of that terrible time pass away, award-winning writer Alice Nelson presents a powerful collection of fourteen narratives by Australian Holocaust survivors told in their voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach individual's account of the war years—and of the life that followed—tells a deeply personal story that affirms the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter This: Survivors of the Holocaust Speak\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intimate glimpse into the strength and courage of these survivors, preserving their memories for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46369853374700,"sku":"9781925162356","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11948893482873.jpg?v=1744798421"},{"product_id":"the-childrens-house-by-alice-nelson-9780143791188","title":"The Children's House","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of Colm Toibin's \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a breakthrough novel from a humane and perceptive writer exploring the traumas that divide families and the love and hope that creates them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA love song to the idea of families in all their mysteries and complexities, their different configurations and the hope that creates them. Marina and her husband, Jacob, were each born on a kibbutz in Israel. They meet years later at a university in California, when Jacob is a successful psychiatrist with a young son, Ben, from a disastrous marriage. The family moves to a brownstone in Harlem, formerly a convent inhabited by elderly nuns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOutside the house one day, Marina encounters Constance, a young refugee from Rwanda, and her toddler, Gabriel. Unmoored and devastated, Constance and Gabriel quickly come to depend on Marina; and her bond with the little boy intensifies. The pure, blinding love that it is possible to feel for children not our own is the thread that weaves through \u003cem\u003eThe Children's House\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Marina learns some disturbing news about her long-disappeared mother, Gizela, she leaves New York in search of the loose ends of her life. As Christmas nears, her tight-knit, loving family, along with Constance and Gabriel, join Marina in her mother's former home, with a startling consequence, an act that will transform all of their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Nelson skilfully weaves together these shared stories about the terrible things humans are capable of into a beautifully told, hope-filled novel exploring the profound consolations that we can find in each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552593301740,"sku":"9780143791188","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4628073482239.jpg?v=1750052485"},{"product_id":"faithless-by-alice-nelson-9780143791201","title":"Faithless","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaithless\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable story about love, literature, family, mortality, and that which survives mortality, among other profound human experiences. – Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prizewinner for \u003cem\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The year's greatest surprise was Alice Nelson's \u003cem\u003eFaithless\u003c\/em\u003e. The novel, and the author, had been unfamiliar to me. If I say that \u003cem\u003eFaithless\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeous, moving story about love and literature, understand that that's a bit like saying \u003cem\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/em\u003e is about a man seeking revenge on a whale.\" – Michael Cunningham\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Simply divine.\" – \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFaithless\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph, using a perfectly paced first-person narrative to unravel an obsessively complex love story with elegiac fluency.\" – \u003cem\u003eThe Canberra Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"With a good chunk of the year still remaining, is it too early to say that I've found my favourite book of 2022? After reading the third novel by West Australian author Alice Nelson, it's difficult to avoid the temptation towards superlatives.\" – \u003cem\u003eThe West Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A superb literary achievement.\" – \u003cem\u003eABR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is maddening how deeply I have fallen for this story.\" – \u003cem\u003eReadings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCressida's passion for Max engulfs her from the first giddy rush of sensation when she meets him in the mountains of southern India. It is a desire so potent it delivers great stunning blows to her heart. And yet she can share it with almost no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen Cressida meets Leo, and she is forced to choose between a life of passion or a desire for some peace of mind; between her romantic idealism and the possibility of a steadier, attainable happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the years unfold with both these men, a fragile young child, Flora, also finds her way into Cressida's life and heart, and it is Flora who forces Cressida to confront her own capacity for love and deception, and to accept the compromises life forces on us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaithless\u003c\/em\u003e is a passionate love story and a profound reflection on the nuances of attachment, the nature of desire, the different connections and relationships that sustain us, and the ways that we deceive ourselves and others in the hope that, finally, we can reach stumblingly towards one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46670590673132,"sku":"9780143791201","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4628203482239.jpg?v=1752775695"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/alice-nelson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}