{"product_id":"kiss-the-red-stairsisbn-9780771049378","title":"Kiss the Red Stairs","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the Cindy Roadburg Memorial Prize—Western Canada Jewish Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\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\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\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 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A compelling memoir.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Post \u0026amp; News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A page-turning, sometimes shocking and nakedly vulnerable volume.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJewish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\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.\"—\u003cb\u003eAnn-Marie MacDonald, author of \u003ci\u003eFayne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[F]ascinating read filled with depth, complexity, and even humour.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eStir Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePique Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMARSHA LEDERMAN is the Western Arts Correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. Before joining the \u003ci\u003eGlobe\u003c\/i\u003e, Marsha worked for CBC Radio, mostly in Toronto, where she held a variety of positions, including National Arts Reporter. Marsha also worked in commercial radio as a reporter, newscaster and talk show host. Born in Toronto, she now lives in Vancouver.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305202995429,"sku":"NP9780771049378","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771049378.jpg?v=1730759710","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/kiss-the-red-stairsisbn-9780771049378","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}