Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Koby Mandell was just 13 on May 8, 2001 when he and his friend Yosef cut school to go hiking. Their bodies were found the next day in a cave, brutally stoned to death. The extreme cruelty of this act of terror shocked the world. How does a family cope with such a loss? Koby's mother Sherri has penned this absorbing, deeply painful and yet strangely beautifu account of her loss, sharing her thoughts and emotions as she moves through the first stages of mourning. Sherri's determination to choose hope and faith over despair and hate are humbling and moving, and her journey toward light and healing is an inspiration.
Synopsis
Sherri Mandell, an American immigrant to Israel, offers this hauntingly beautiful memoir of a year of grief following the horrific murder of her 13-year-old son, Koby, found stoned to death along with a friend by Palestinian terrorists near his Tekoa home in 2001. This profoundly moving prose-poem laces together Jewish tradition, memory, love and faith as the writer-mother recounts her transformation from shock to grief and compassion. Singular in its honesty and depth of emotion, it will leave you forever changed. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award.