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Kantika
Written by Elizabeth Graver
Narrated by Gail Shalan
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This dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home.
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Elizabeth Graver
Elizabeth Graver is the author of the novels Awake, The Honey Thief, and Unravelling; her short story collection Have You Seen Me? won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. She is the mother of two daughters, and teaches English and creative writing at Boston College.
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