false 6336645 1 <p>In search of the key to unlock a great family mystery, Lemon Leopold, a Hollywood starlet, and her cousin Eliza, a romance writer, go to Berlin. Soon they are on a trail that leads back to their great-grandfather, Jozef Apfel, a Jewish pioneer of psychoanalysis in early twentieth-century Germany.</p> <p>Alternating between the great doctor’s household, the mysterious case of his patient Elsa Z., the rise of Nazi Germany, 1960s and 1970s Detroit, and modern-day Berlin, this is a story about a girl whose dreams reveal the future, a family beset by ghosts, and the place that haunts them all. A bittersweet confection, this novel combines all the ingredients of great storytelling into a family saga redolent of the Old World, layered with consequence and frosted with Technicolor.</p> <p>So come along as we delve into the doings of Elsa Z. and discover what befell the Apfels in Berlin. Along the way, we’ll visit lemurs and explore our longings, indulge in Black Forest cake and blue stationery. We’ll go to the movies, sip our drinks by the pool, take a train ride, interpret our dreams, tell jokes, and forget about the time. And when we return, nothing will be the same.</p> <p><strong>Norah Labiner</strong> is the author of two highly acclaimed novels: <em>Miniatures</em>, an American Library Association Notable Book, and <em>Our Sometime Sister</em>, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award. She lives in Minneapolis.</p> 6522521 1 5 2009 German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons total:21|5:6|4:7|3:2|2:6|1:0| 21 76 47 11 5 0 false false Mon Aug 03 21:34:37 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 21:35:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 13:29:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 13:45:05 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 09 22:10:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 08:30:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 13:27:08 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 13:31:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 03 14:21:50 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 14:21:50 -0700 2009 'Boutique' printing - only 5000 copies! Yikes! Ok, that's way too many exclamation points..]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 16 12:30:03 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 12:39:09 -0700 2009 There are many jokes throughout, which make the heavy topics more bearable. All in all it requires the reader to slow down, and to keep track of a great amount of characters....more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 07:43:49 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 07:44:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 20:49:57 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:50:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 13 16:35:03 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 11:17:09 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 16:35:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 10:15:13 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 13:13:29 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 03 07:11:42 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 02 07:20:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 16:33:17 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 16:33:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 17:54:31 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:54:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 18 10:53:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 10:53:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 12 16:12:44 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 18 07:56:43 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 16:12:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 16:58:51 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:58:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 10:31:13 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 10:31:13 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 05 08:37:27 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 07:24:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:37:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 16:25:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 16:25:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 22:21:44 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 22:21:44 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6336645