{"product_id":"late-blossoms-paperback","title":"Late Blossoms - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMerav Fima\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eMerav Fima's splendid debut is an homage to the magic of the city of Jerusalem, interlinked through the lives and art of the women who shaped Israel's cultural heritage\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Zsolt Alapi, author of \u003cem\u003eMy Brother's Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of them migrants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of them artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA singular location: Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Ticho is a seasoned Viennese hostess who longs to start painting again, though the desolation of Jerusalem offers little inspiration. Even though Rachel is gaining a reputation as the national poetess, she is ostracized by her colleagues due to her illness. Young Zelda struggles to reconcile her artistic aspirations with her family's religious observance. Else is persecuted by the Nazis as a \"degenerate artist,\" only to be ridiculed by her peers once she escapes to Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by historical figures, these are among the characters who reappear in this collection of linked short stories. Meeting at Ticho House to share their creative work and discuss the difficulties of writing and painting in a new and unfamiliar environment, language, and culture, these women shaped the emerging State of Israel's literary, artistic, cultural, and intellectual scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLate Blossoms\u003c\/em\u003e captures a vivid image of Jerusalem, past and present, through the eyes of its diverse inhabitants, specifically historical and contemporary migrant women artists, while exploring such universal challenges as childlessness and unrequited love, as well as discrimination by the patriarchal literary and artistic establishments of their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267291496697,"sku":"9780645436594","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/vplgTzWoCP9780645436594.webp?v=1768862783","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/late-blossoms-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}