Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A Fine Second Printing housed in an equally impressive dust-jacket.

The Eyes of a Stranger tells the story of Emanuel, an Israeli Jew who has been living in the United States for more than twenty years, and his wife, Tessa, an American Jew. When Emanuel's eleven-year-old son, Ari, is diagnosed with a terminal illness, the family is forced to grapple with their identities as Jews and Americans, and with the meaning of life.

Hyman's novel is a moving exploration of family, identity, and the human quest for meaning in the face of death.; 8vo; 298 pages.