Jessica Weissman: 2 books
Tales of the Weddinglike Thing
In Which the Large Main Bride and the Small Auxiliary Backup Bride Survive Their Own Wedding
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
In 1997 there was no legal same-sex marriage, and thus no weddings for two women. Louise and Jessica decide to call their commitment ceremony the Weddinglike Thing, or WLT. Laugh with them them as they prepare for the WLT with assistance from family and friends, including their deceased mothers who help them find the right shoes and a good deal on wine from beyond the grave.
Third-Generation Holocaust Narratives
Memory in Memoir and Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
This collection of new essays examines third-generation Holocaust narratives and the inter-generational transmission of trauma and memory. This collection demonstrates the ways in which memory of the Holocaust has been passed along inter-generationally from survivors to the second-generation—the...