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Her Mother’s Hands

Have you ever had the feeling of not truly knowing your nearest and dearest? The precarious balance in the life of Nerea, a thirty-something journalist, breaks down when her mother, Luisa, is hospitalised with total amnesia. Nerea, who feels guilty for not having recognised the symptoms that afflicted her mother, now finds a person almost unknown to her. Luisa is haunted by memories of a romance from her youth and soon Nerea begins to discover that the two women share much more than they believe.

Her Mother’s Hands   is an examination of the deepest human bonds and a beautiful and moving tribute to life.

Amaren eskuak   is Jaio’s debut novel, and remains one of the bestselling books in the Basque literary scene in recent years. The novel has been adapted for the big screen, filmed by Mireia Gabilondo, and presented at the   Donostia Zinemaldia, the   San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Author

Karmele Jaio

Karmele Jaio

Books

Her Mother's Hands

Karmele Jaio   (Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1970) is the author of three books of short stories – Hamabost zauri   (Fifteen Wounds, Elkar, 2004),   Zu bezain ahul   (As Weak as You, Elkar, 2007) and   Ez naiz ni   (I’m Not Me, Elkar, 2012) – and two novels – Amaren eskuak   (Her Mother’s Hands, Elkar, 2006) and   Musika airean   (Music in the Air, Elkar, 2010). Her short stories have been published in many anthologies, including the recent Best European Fiction 2017 anthology.

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Kristin Addis

Kristin Addis

Books

Her Mother's Hands

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Parthian Books, 2018
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Have you ever had the feeling of not truly knowing your nearest and dearest? The precarious balance in the life of Nerea, a thirty-something journalist, breaks down when her mother, Luisa, is hospitalised with total amnesia. Nerea, who feels guilty for not having recognised the symptoms that afflicted her mother, now finds a person almost unknown to her. Luisa is haunted by memories of a romance from her youth and soon Nerea begins to discover that the two women share much more than they believe.

Her Mother’s Hands   is an examination of the deepest human bonds and a beautiful and moving tribute to life.

Amaren eskuak   is Jaio’s debut novel, and remains one of the bestselling books in the Basque literary scene in recent years. The novel has been adapted for the big screen, filmed by Mireia Gabilondo, and presented at the   Donostia Zinemaldia, the   San Sebastián International Film Festival.

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