{"product_id":"flying-couch-isbn-9781936787289","title":"Flying Couch","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review Editors' Choice • A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of 2016 • A Junior Library Guild Fall 2016 Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlying Couch\u003c\/i\u003e, Amy Kurzweil’s debut, tells the stories of three unforgettable women. Amy weaves her own coming–of–age as a young Jewish artist into the narrative of her mother, a psychologist, and Bubbe, her grandmother, a World War II survivor who escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto by disguising herself as a gentile. Captivated by Bubbe’s story, Amy turns to her sketchbooks, teaching herself to draw as a way to cope with what she discovers. Entwining the voices and histories of these three wise, hilarious, and very different women, Amy creates a portrait not only of what it means to be part of a family, but also of how each generation bears the imprint of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA retelling of the inherited Holocaust narrative now two generations removed, \u003ci\u003eFlying Couch\u003c\/i\u003e uses Bubbe’s real testimony to investigate the legacy of trauma, the magic of family stories, and the meaning of home. With her playful, idiosyncratic sensibility, Amy traces the way our memories and our families shape who we become. The result is this bold illustrated memoir, both an original coming–of–age story and an important entry into the literature of the Holocaust.\u003cb\u003eNominated for the JewCie Award for Fictional Narrative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best of 2016 Selection\u003cbr\u003eA Junior Library Guild Fall 2016 Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A debut that enriches and extends the potential of graphic narrative.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFlying Couch\u003c\/i\u003e is a wry and deeply moving exploration of what the Holocaust means to the descendants of survivors. Kurzweil artfully weaves her grandmother's survivor testimony within her own coming of age story.\" —\u003ci\u003eLitReactor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautiful and strong.\" —Miriam Katin, author of \u003ci\u003eLetting It Go\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFlying Couch\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect. It's perceptive, emotionally on point, surprising and funny in its details, told in an intuitive way that's completely direct, and about something that matters. This is an important book.\" —Liana Finck, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bintel Brief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFlying Couch\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, intricate story of identity and family history.\" —Ariel Schrag, author of \u003ci\u003eLikewise\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAwkward and Definition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I read \u003ci\u003eFlying Couch\u003c\/i\u003e in one sitting, without moving, literally laughed and literally cried.\" —Rachel Fershleiser, co–editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eNot Quite What I Was Planning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amy Kurzweil's moving debut is a story of trauma and survival, and a search for identity and belonging. Fluctuating, in words and images, from the bubbly to the intense, this graphic memoir exposes the complicated and powerful ways we are shaped by the histories and relationships that anchor us.\" —Tahneer Oksman, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Kurzweil\u003c\/b\u003e's comics appear in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. Her series \u003ci\u003eGutterFACE\u003c\/i\u003e is hosted by the literary webcast drDOCTOR and her short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Toast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Square Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHobart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She teaches writing and comics at Parsons School of Design and at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Amy lives in Brooklyn.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305030668517,"sku":"NP9781936787289","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781936787289.jpg?v=1767727500","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/flying-couch-isbn-9781936787289","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}