Places We Left Behind: a memoir-in-miniature

Places We Left Behind is a heart-wrenching yet inspiring memoir that explores the complexities of love, commitment, and family across three continents.

Author Jennifer Lang shares her personal journey as an American-born Jewish woman who falls in love with an observant French immigrant during the First Intifada in Israel, detailing their 20-year marriage and the challenges they face in making it work despite their cultural and religious differences.

Through prose and poetry, Lang examines the complexities of faith and family while navigating between different countries and upbringing their growing family of three children.

This memoir is a testament to the immense power of love and sacrifice in holding a family together, making it a must-read for anyone who has ever loved deeply and been willing to take risks for the sake of love.