The Woman Beyond the Sea, Sarit YishaiLevi
The Woman Beyond the Sea, Sarit YishaiLevi
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The Woman Beyond the Sea

Author: Sarit Yishai-Levi, Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann

Narrator: Gail Shalan, Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 14 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023

Synopsis

A mesmerizing novel about three generations of women who have lost each other—and the quest to weave them back into a family.An immersive historical tale spanning the life stories of three women, The Woman Beyond the Sea traces the paths of a daughter, mother, and grandmother who lead entirely separate lives, until finally their stories and their hearts are joined together.Eliya thinks that she’s finally found true love and passion with her charismatic and demanding husband, an aspiring novelist—until he ends their relationship in a Paris café, spurring her suicide attempt. Seeking to heal herself, Eliya is compelled to piece together the jagged shards of her life and history.Eliya’s heart-wrenching journey leads her to a profound and unexpected love, renewed family ties, and a reconciliation with her orphaned mother, Lily. Together, the two women embark on a quest to discover the truth about themselves and Lily’s own origins…and the unknown woman who set their stories in motion one Christmas Eve.

About Sarit Yishai-Levi

Sarit Yishai-Levi is a renowned Israeli journalist and author. In 2016 she published her first book, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. It immediately became a bestseller and garnered critical acclaim. The book sold more than three hundred thousand copies in Israel, was translated into ten languages, and was adapted into a TV series that won the Israeli TV award for best drama series. It also won the Publishers Association’s Gold, Platinum, and Diamond prizes; the Steimatzky Prize for bestselling book of the year in Israel; and the WIZO France Prize for best book translated into French.Yishai-Levi’s second book, The Woman Beyond the Sea, was published in 2019. It won the Publishers Association’s Gold and Platinum prizes and was adapted for television by Netflix.Yishai-Levi was born in Jerusalem to a Sephardic family that has lived in the city for eight generations. She’s been living with her family in Tel Aviv since 1970.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue

I'll start my review with this comment -- this was a translated book and was difficult to read in the beginning. It was overly dramatic in places and difficult to follow at times which I think was due to the translation. HOWEVER, the overall story line was fantastic and definitely worth working thro......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie

TITLE: The Woman Beyond the Sea AUTHOR: Sarit Yishai-Levi TRANSLATED BY: Gilah Kahn Hoffman PUB DATE: 03.21.2023 A mesmerizing novel about three generations of women who have lost each other―and the quest to weave them back into a family. An immersive historical tale spanning the life stories of three wo......more

Goodreads review by Nati

עיקר עיסוקו של הספר הזה באופן שבו אירועים טראומתיים ובחירות אישיות מולידים טראומות חדשות בחייהם של צאצאינו ובאפשרות שריפויה של הטראומה בבני דור הצאצאים תלוי בפתירתה (ואולי מאפשרת פיתרון כזה) בחייהם של בני המשפחה המבוגרים יותר. הוא מביא את סיפורן של שלוש נשים, בנות משפחה אחת: אליה, אימה לילי וסבתה רו......more

Goodreads review by Ritu

Firstly, I want to say that translated fiction can be quite hard to read. Sometimes things literally get 'lost in translation'. Phrases used commonly in the original language can sound strange when written to suit a different tongue. However, despite taking a little time to get into it, The Woman Bey......more

Quotes

“Excellent narration by Gail Shalen and Tavia Gilbert bring out the characters' raw emotions and communicate the heart-rending ramifications of their difficult choices. Yishai-Levi's sensitive story of mother-daughter relationships and lives overturned by devastating circumstances makes an impact. Share with fans of Kelly Rimmer's The Things We Cannot Say or Lena Manta's The Gold Letter.” —Library Journal“[Sarit] Yishai-Levi delivers a multilayered narrative of multiple generations suffering from loss and family destruction against the backdrops of pre–World War II Macedonia, British-managed Israel, and Yom Kippur War–era Tel Aviv.…[Her] characters demand empathy as well as attention from readers.” —Kirkus Reviews“The measured pacing allows readers to take in the rich historic detail—Paris’s Latin Quarter, Tel Aviv after the Yom Kippur War, pre–World War II Yugoslavia, and Jerusalem under the British Mandate—as the family members struggle with loss and abandonment. Thanks to the memorable characters and solid plot, this has much to offer.” —Publishers Weekly

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