Raven Mother
Jane Messer
In Raven Mother, Jane Messer weaves together her Jewish family’s compelling and tragic story – stretching back and forth between Berlin, Israel, Palestine, Melbourne and Sydney.
Messer retraces the steps of her Jewish grandmother Bella, as she tries to understand her life in pre-war Berlin and Mandate Palestine, her suicide in post-war Melbourne (and how Bella didn’t survive the surviving), and why her father was abandoned in England before the war. In this powerful, beautifully written and insightful book, Messer spends time in Berlin, Israel and Palestine and grapples with the effects of nationalism, both historical and contemporary.
- Release
- Mar-2026
- ISBN
- 9781761170638
- RRP (AUD)
- $34.99
- Pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback & ebook
Jane Messer is the author of three critically acclaimed novels, two anthologies, radio plays, and other short works.
NewSouth Publishing
NewSouth Publishing is the publishing division of UNSW Press Ltd, a leading Australian university press.
- Rights
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World excluding ANZ
- Contact
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Joumana Awad
- Website