“Edie’s increasingly unpredictable behavior reaches its crescendo with a heartbreaking climax, and along the way, the author explores not merely Edie’s guilt, but the complicated feelings over her loss. This quick, engrossing novel brings laughter and tears.”
“A tragicomic exploration of the collateral damage of Alzheimer’s disease… Handler gets it right from the title on out. Edie is definitely not alone. Her plight is one many readers will respond to deeply and perhaps even be soothed by… Profound yet often quite funny, keenly observed, and deeply affecting.”
“Leore does not attempt to reinvent the wheel, he simply pours onto the keyboard all the violent, insane and absurd situations that cross his mind. The outcome is an excellent book, highly recommended for every state of mind.”
“In Meinen Fremden Land is an accurate novel, witty and ironic, about the author’s decision to stay in Nazi Germany.”