{"product_id":"kiss-the-red-stairs-isbn-9780771049385","title":"Kiss the Red Stairs","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eAll Things Consoled\u003c\/i\u003e by Elizabeth Hay and \u003ci\u003eThey Left Us Everything \u003c\/i\u003eby Plum Johnson, \u003ci\u003eKiss the Red Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling memoir by award-winning journalist Marsha Lederman delves into her parents’ Holocaust stories in the wake of her own divorce, investigating how trauma migrates through generations with empathy, humour, and resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith compelling Holocaust stories, deep research into trauma theory, and a powerful personal narrative about family and motherhood, the book brings together subjects readers are fascinated by with humour, empathy and raw emotion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarsha was five when a simple question led to a horrifying answer. Sitting in her kitchen, she asked her mother why she didn’t have any grandparents. Her mother told her the truth: the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades later, her parents dead and herself a mother to a young son, Marsha begins to wonder how much history has shaped her own life. Reeling in the wake of a divorce, she craves her parents’ help. But in their absence, she is gripped by a need to understand the trauma they suffered, and she begins her own journey into the past to tell her family’s stories of loss and resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiss the Red Stairs \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling memoir of Holocaust survival, intergenerational trauma, divorce, and discovery that will guide readers through several lifetimes of monumental change.\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHill Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A compelling memoir.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJewish Post \u0026amp; News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A page-turning, sometimes shocking and nakedly vulnerable volume.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJewish Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKiss the Red Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e is Marsha Lederman’s memoir of her journey as the daughter of Holocaust survivor parents. It’s an enormous achievement—harrowing yet ultimately uplifting. I wept and I also laughed—sometimes on the same page.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Ann-Marie MacDonald, author of \u003ci\u003eFayne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Art can provide an element of witness on the killing fields of history and help redeem the human experience. This book [\u003ci\u003eKiss the Red Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e] does just that, and does it in shapely, well-crafted prose. Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[F]ascinating read filled with depth, complexity, and even humour.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eStir Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eKiss the Red Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e is a complex and compelling memoir where Lederman weaves the strands of current and past traumas.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePique Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eMARSHA LEDERMAN is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and was previously the \u003ci\u003eGlobe’s\u003c\/i\u003e longtime Western Arts Correspondent. Before joining the \u003ci\u003eGlobe\u003c\/i\u003e, Marsha worked for CBC Radio, mostly in Toronto. Born in Toronto, she now lives in Vancouver. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eKiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed\u003c\/i\u003e was a National Bestseller, a \u003ci\u003eHill Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022 and a \u003ci\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 2022 Book of the Year. It also won the Cindy Roadburg Memorial Prize at the Western Canada Jewish Book Awards in 2023. She has earned many awards for her writing, including, most recently, the 2024 Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing.","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301117382885,"sku":"NP9780771049385","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771049385.jpg?v=1767730787","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/kiss-the-red-stairs-isbn-9780771049385","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}