Elena A Hand Made Life by Miriam Gold Hardback Book 9781787335226

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WINGATE PRIZEA GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEARThis is the story of the ordinary extraordinary life of Dr Elena ZadikEach page of this book contains treasures Lizzy Stewart author of AlisonLives were bent in the furnaces of the twentieth century but Elena Zadik was unbroken With a stethoscope a jar of herring and a hearing aid occasionally switched on she forged an extraordinary life Elena ran through the twentieth century without looking backA refugee twice before she was 17 she broke glass ceilings to become a doctor during World War 2 She was as brilliant a doctor as she was terrible a driver she never took a test Finding community falling in love and starting a family in Sheffield while her parents were imprisoned and killed in Auschwitz she swam against the odds with courage and tenacityMiriam gathers the threads of her Grannys story reflecting on their unconventional relationship and how trauma travels down through the generations in this gorgeous brocade of illustration and collageGranny was an unintentionally hilarious woman often difficult always opinionated and deeply resourceful Her hands were always busy and form the heart of...