{"product_id":"winter-eyes-a-novel-of-secrets-paperback","title":"Winter Eyes: A Novel of Secrets - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLev Raphael\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Bouldrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA coming-of-age novel set in New York and Michigan during the Vietnam War era, Winter Eyes shows how the past controls and divides the immigrant Borowski family, and isolates their American-born son Stefan. But when Stefan comes to learn the terrible secrets at the heart of his family, that knowledge transforms them all and points the way to a happy new future for him, despite his doubts about his sexual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A haunting and remarkable novel, Winter Eyes is a tale of family secrets, silence, revelation - and the hope for healing and change. A spellbinding achievement from a talented author of American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This new 2022 edition contains a foreword by Brian Bouldrey (\u003cem\u003eThe Genius of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Raphael's \u003cem\u003eWinter Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e resembles a piano sonata, a piece he knows so well that his fingers breathed the music.\" - \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWinter Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most affecting, absorbing, and quietly powerful American coming-of-age novels.\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Loneliness, separation, desire and the struggle with gay identity are leitmotifs of Lev Raphael's novel. What distinguishes it is Raphael's handling of grand themes, and his ongoing exploration of worlds both Jewish and gay and how they intersect, daring himself and his readers to contemplate wholeness.\" - \u003cem\u003eJenifer Levin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42122141401223,"sku":"9781951092672","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/097ccef52b73ec1dc075151e0920bd00.webp?v=1732558267","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/winter-eyes-a-novel-of-secrets-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}