Four Mothers / Shifra Horn's beautifully imagined novel tells the story of five generations of women in one family against the backdrop of one hundred years in Jerusalem.
The story begins with the birth of the family's first boy to Amal, the last generation. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother are overjoyed, because the birth of a healthy boy means that the curse against the women of the family has been broken. They tell Amal the story of those "foremothers": Mazal, the orphan, whose ill-fated marriage initiates the curse; her daughter Sara, whose golden hair is a symbol for her power to heal; Sara's daughter Pnina-Mazal, the unwanted child whose talent for knowing others' thoughts brings both joy and sorrow; and her daughter Geula, Amal's mother, whose sharp intellect is her gift and her burden.
A epic lyrical novel, in the tradition of Isabel Allende and Amy Tan. Four Mothers is a bestseller in Israel and Germany and has won several literary prizes.Praise for Four Mothers :"The book is poignant, earthy and engaging" Daily Telegraph "You will find yourself unable to put the book down" London Jewish News "Spanning the generations Shifra Horn spins a magic web" Jewish Telegraph, "A superb novel" Weight Watchers "A rich and magical tale" The Bookseller
