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The hanky of Pippin's daughter

by Rosmarie Waldrop

"These two novels explore the themes of physical and emotional exile and "between-ness." Each is relevant, accessible, and written with a rich blend of poetic language and withering critique. Writing to her sister, the narrator of the first novel tries to come to terms with her ancestry: What did her parents, two "ordinary people" in Nazi Germany, really stand for? How does their bad marriage resonate in the lives of their daughters? The Hanky of Pippin's Daughter aks whether we can really know the past or its place in our lives.". "In A Form/of Taking/It All, Rosmarie Waldrop measures...

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