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When we see you again

A searing portrait of a mother's grief and strength in the wake of unthinkable tragedy. Once upon a time, I was meandering down the road of life with my husband, Jon. It was a regular and beige life, and it worked. It was a warm beige. We felt, and were, blessed and lucky. Normal. On the morning of...

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Main Author: Goldberg-Polin, Rachel, 1969- (Author)
Other Authors: Polin, Jon (writer of afterword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2026]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Goldberg-Polin, Rachel, > 1969-
Goldberg-Polin, Hersh, > 2000-2024.
October 7 Hamas Attack, Israel, 2023 > Hostages.
Hostages' families > Israel > Biography.
Terrorism victims' families > Israel > Biography.
Parental grief.
Political kidnapping > Israel.
Hostages.
Terrorism victims' families > Israel.
Victims of terrorism > Israel.
Biographies.
Memoirs.
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Table of Contents:
  • Author's note
  • Prologue: Where's Waldo?
  • Part I: The before. The beginning
  • Aunt Nameless
  • The end of the before
  • Death in Tehran
  • Part II: The after. I remember. I don't remember
  • Screaming into Gaza
  • The end
  • This hallway
  • Burying myself
  • Shiva
  • Part III: Lost in the after. The ugly beginning
  • Shabbat
  • The fact of Sisyphus
  • Hershsickness
  • Hersh's words
  • Death in Tel Sultan
  • Just four words
  • Finally meeting light
  • Part IV: Still the after. Hiding and seeking
  • Dreams
  • Snapshots from the before
  • Swimming across the world
  • Book club with ghosts
  • Father Abraham
  • Part V: The ever after. Mapping the new world
  • Friendly skies
  • Jarring hope
  • The world didn't change them
  • Relief
  • The city of hope
  • A match made in heaven
  • When we see you again
  • Afterword / by Jon Polin.

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