{"product_id":"just-enough-to-start-over-sara-gothelf-bloom-paperback","title":"Just Enough to Start Over -- Sara Gothelf Bloom, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deeply moving novel with so much soul on display that one can only rejoice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e--Jay Parini, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Station\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBorges and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gorgeous novel, \u003ci\u003eJust Enough to Start Over\u003c\/i\u003e is a feat of imagination.\"\n\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gorgeously written novel, all at once profound, relatable, and wry . . . \u003ci\u003eJust Enough to Start Over \u003c\/i\u003ewowed me.\"\n\n\u003cb\u003e--Elinor Lipman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Inn at Lake Devine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pianist, an artist, and a poet, the three Dubrovsky sisters have grown up in comfort in Mannheim, Germany. As the threat of the Nazi party looms ever larger, the family packs their lives into two crates and flees to China. \u003ci\u003eJust Enough to Start Over\u003c\/i\u003e follows their experiences as refugees in Shanghai (and London, and Toronto); their crash-landing with a cousin in New York; the slow effort to build a life in a new country; and, later, the struggle of the family's American daughter to find her own identity outside of their difficult history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoing the Dubrovskys' odyssey is the story of their three valuable paintings. First stolen, then transported through wartime Europe and the Soviet Union, these artworks and the lives they encounter on their journeys deepen the book's perspectives. Meanwhile, historical figures including Max Beckmann, the Austrian Expressionist Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, and members of the Soviet Trophy Brigade all play their parts in this wry and poignant novel of loss, resilience, and the saving grace of creating art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sara Gothelf Bloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\/2\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4\" H x 5.4\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781589882089\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779826909483,"sku":"9781589882089","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781589882089_5113ff26-3932-47cb-85e2-00a899068431.jpg?v=1774695734","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/just-enough-to-start-over-sara-gothelf-bloom-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}