Bending Toward the Sun

by Gilbert-Lurie, Leslie

• ISBN13: 9780061776724
• ISBN10: 0061776726
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-07
• Publisher: Perennial

Summary

From Holocaust survivor Rita Lurie and her daughter, Leslie, comes this beautiful dual memoir of a unique family bond, forged in the wake of a brutal terror.

Author Biography

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie has served as president of the Los Angeles County Board of Education. Formerly an executive at NBC, where she worked on such hit shows as Cheers, Family Ties, Saved by the Bell, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Gilbert-Lurie lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
In Mom's Voice (1937-1960)
Childhood, Interrupted	p. 11
Stashik Is Coming	p. 27
Safe for the Moment	p. 34
Where Is God?	p. 45
Far from Normal	p. 52
Good-bye Urzejowice	p. 61
Una Situazione Molto Grave	p. 72
A Taste of Freedom	p. 80
The Greenhorns	p. 92
But We Just Got Used to It Here	p. 101
Utterly Demoralized	p. 114
I Might Even Marry Him	p. 128
A Wonderful Mother	p. 143
My Own Voice (1960-1997)
On My Watch	p. 157
Bread Crumbs	p. 163
Magical Distractions	p. 170
I Do Understand	p. 175
Sunday Inquisitions	p. 179
Time to Say "I Love You"	p. 186
A Word Game	p. 193
Society of Overachieving Offspring of Holocaust Survivors	p. 199
Team Leah	p. 207
"Just Jump"	p. 216
It's Not That Kind of Thing	p. 225
Inside NBC	p. 231
The Most Beautiful Woman in the Attic	p. 237
Water Your Garden	p. 259
The Present I Needed to Appreciate	p. 269
A Joint Venture (1997-2008)
Maybe I Should Write It	p. 283
Feelings of a Deprived Child	p. 301
I Tried My Best	p. 307
Ma of the Grand	p. 315
A Deluxe Buffet	p. 321
Mikaela: Different from Other Kids My Age	p. 328
Rita: Lessons to Be Learned	p. 333
The Abyss	p. 337
Legacy	p. 347
Acknowledgments	p. 353
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