Rapport Magazine
"A fine story based on the lives of three generations of women . . . Their lives are an inspiration and their stories deserve to be told."
Jewish Bulletin of Northern California
"In her first novel, the . . . author intricately weaves together stories from three generations of Jewish women, symbolically using their bones as the thread."
Black Oak Books, Berkeley (on website announcing reading)
"Victoria Zackheim blends vignettes from her family history with fiction in her powerful first novel." |
Victoria Zackheim
, The Bone Weaver
 Book
Description
Following the death of her lifelong friend, professor Mimi Zilber sets off on a journey to discover how she came to this lonely place in her life, and why she is running from the opportunity to love. The Bone Weaver is a blend of history and fiction created around three generations of women and their struggles to survive pogroms, illness and the violence of shtetl life in nineteenth-century eastern Europe. By taking apart the family tapestry thread by thread, and then studying these women and their daily lives of uncertainty, tragedy, and joy, Mimi learns important lessons about courage and the will to survive. And in her discovery of what makes these women remarkable, she also discovers herself.
Author's
Bio
Victoria Zackheim is a native Californian residing in San Francisco. A freelance writer by profession, her print and media client roster, past and present, includes Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Artémia, RedDirect, Oracle, Zone Labs, Inc. and J. Walter Thompson. The recipient of numerous advertising copy awards, she has also contributed stories and articles to both American and French publications. The Bone Weaver is Ms. Zackheim's first novel. She is presently completing her second, Adjusting the Brakes. You can visit Ms. Zackheim's website at www.theboneweaver.com.
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