Every House Needs a Balcony - A Novel

An international bestseller and publishing phenomenon, Every House Needs a Balcony --dubbed the "Israeli Kite Runner " by The Bookseller --is the story of one family, one home, and the surprising arc of one woman''s life, from the poverty of her youth, to the glowing love and painful losses of her adult years. If you enjoy the novels of Dalia Sofer ( The Septembers of Shiraz ), Amos Oz ( My Michael, A Tale of Love and Darkness ), and A.B. Yehoshua ( Mr Mani ), you''ll find much to love in Rina Frank''s beautiful and bittersweet Every House Needs a Balcony .>

About the author

The author of three novels, Rina Frank was born in Wadi Salib, the poorest neighborhood in Haifa. She worked as a technical architect, marketing director, and television producer with Israel's Channel 2 before founding her own production company, Matan TV Production. Every House Needs a Balcony is her first novel. She lives in Tel Aviv.

Product details

• Authors: Rina Frank, Frank Rina
• Assisted by: Ora Cummings (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.08.2011
• EAN: 9780061714245
• ISBN: 978-0-06-171424-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Religious, FICTION: World Literature / Middle East / General, FICTION: Jewish, FICTION: World Literature / Middle East / Israel