Circumference of Silence

By: Jacquie Herz

Narrated by: Kay Webster

As seen in Moment Magazine.

It's been a week since the funeral, and Mali is at her mother's Manhattan apartment, ready to pack it up. At least that's what she thinks, until she discovers a manila envelope propped up against the back of her mother's desk, and filled with a mass of unsent letters. Her mother's handwriting on the lined notepaper is so familiar, and the slight German accent Mali hears ticking through her words, so haunting.

Mali reads the memories of her mother's Jewish childhood in 1930s Berlin, then her life in war-torn London. But when she comes to her mother's account of her too-early marriage and the divorce that forced her to leave her young daughter in London and go to New York, Mali is thrust back into her own unhappy childhood, where that relentless ache for her absent mother, lodged like a stony pit inside her, must now be reconciled.

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Critic reviews

"It's a beautiful, touching book." (Carol Paur, author of Isasnora Snores)

Holocaust Relationship Story

The book is a beautiful exploration of a mother/daughter relationship damaged by The Holocaust. A captivation story insight into shared experiences. Highly recommend.

Lovely, well written story.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it is very well written. Learning about her mothers life through letters. I highly recommend.

Extremely Well Written Story With Great Narration

Circumference of Silence is intense, heartbreaking, emotional and incredibly well written Jewish Historical Fiction. Shows how history impacts individuals directly as well as the generations to follow. The narration is amazing and I enjoyed everything about this story. Highly Recommend!

Haunting Painful/Beautiful Holocaust Story

Really loved this audiobooks. Narrated beautifully, the novel prompts us to recognize how these tragic events leave their mark on generations to come. Engrossing story. Highly recommend.

Highly Recommend-Great Audiobook

This is a lovely written book and really pulls you into the story of Mother and Daughter. I really enjoyed and highly recommend.