Two Lives: A Memoir - Softcover

"Full of affection and tenderness . . . An unfailingly respectful memoirist."--Anita Desai, New York Review of Books

"Sensitive and compassionate... Fulfills the obligation Primo Levi once defined for writers on the Holocaust: it is unadorned and clear."--Pankaj Mishra, New York Times Book Review

"Seth has few equals as a literary techinician."--The New Yorker

"[A] beautiful, loving, clear-eyed book... Translucent, telling prose."--Seattle Times

"Seth turns biography into powerful literature, distilling the universal human emotions of passion, grief and the will to survive."--Denver Post

"[A] thoughtful, evocative, moving book . . . [Seth] is an amazingly gifted, accomplished, resourceful and charming writer."--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

"I cannot remember ever being quite so moved by a memoir... [Seth's] achievement has exceeded all possible expectations."--Simon Winchester

"Engaging new memoir... Even as you enjoy one [story], you discover another within."--Christian Science Monitor

"Something extraordinary... A thoughtful, engrossing narrative... This remarkable book offers rich rewards."--Entertainment Weekly

"Irresistible... Another triumph for one the most versatile and engaging of all contemporary writers... An immensely moving narrative."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)