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You Are Not Like Other Mothers Author: Angelika Schrobsdorff

ISBN: 9781609450755 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 544 Published: 21 October 2015 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 13.7 x 3.9 Description: Here, in the pages of this beautifully written epic, is the story of Else Kirschner, an extraordinary woman in every way, and one who refuses to be imprisoned by society's rules and mores.

When still a young woman, Else made two promises to herself: to live life to the fullest, and to have a child with every man she loves. So here, too, are the stories of Fritz, Hans, and Erich-husbands, companions, lovers and emissaries of a world in which men repeatedly prove inadequate. Here are the stories of Peter, Bettina, and Angelika, Else's three children, born to three different fathers. Here, too, is World War I, then the roaring twenties-that prolonged orgasm of concerts, plays, and parties. Here are the ominous 1930s and the advent of Nazism, the dreadful racial laws, and, for Else, A Jew estranged from her heritage, exile in Bulgaria. But these dark years are also a time of experimentation, during which Else and her coevals explore alternative modes of interpersonal relationships. Here is a cast of vivid secondary characters-dreamers and intellectuals, artists and agitators. All these stories and their various players are held together by the force of will of a ...

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