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The Art of Leaving is, in large part, about what is passed down to us, and how we react to whatever it is. . . . [It] is not self-help--we cannot become whatever we put our mind to--yet it suggests that we can begin to heal from what has broken us, if we only let ourselves. . . . Tsabari's intense prose gave me pause. --The New York Times Book Review Shortlist Told in a series of fierce, unflinching essays . . . an Israeli Canadian author explores her upbringing and the death of her father in this stark, beautiful memoir. --Shelf Awareness (starred review) The Art of Leaving will take you on an emotional journey you won't soon forget. --Hello Giggles Candid, affecting . . . [Ayelet Tsabari's] linked essays cohere into a tender, moving memoir. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Ayelet Tsabari's memoir is a passionate account of the pain, fire, and fury of adolescence and young adulthood, the search for a sense of belonging, and reconciling the disparate parts of our lives and ultimately ourselves. --Camilla Gibb, author of This Is Happy and The Beauty of Humanity Movement Ayelet Tsabari is a fierce-tender writer. Her work is an enchanting mix of vivid anecdote and vigorous insight--spanning generations and geographies, glittering with humor and heart. --Kyo Maclear, author of Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Ayelet Tsabari has written a beautiful, complex, and emotionally breathtaking memoir that captures and transcends her journey of self-discovery as a Jewish Yemeni woman within and beyond Israel's borders. The Art of Leaving is a marvel of a book, at once tender and fearless, from a writer at the peak of her creative powers. --Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of Intolerable and Brown In The Art of Leaving, Ayelet Tsabari excavates the dark loam of her memory, unearthing treasure after treasure. Her discoveries are nuanced, complex, and beautiful. These essays are timely and urgent, and they've been polished until they shine. --Alison Pick, author of Between Gods: A Memoir and Strangers with the Same Dream

Candid, affecting . . . [Ayelet Tsabari's] linked essays cohere into a tender, moving memoir. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Ayelet Tsabari's memoir is a passionate account of the pain, fire, and fury of adolescence and young adulthood, the search for a sense of belonging, and reconciling the disparate parts of our lives and ultimately ourselves. --Camilla Gibb, author of This Is Happy and The Beauty of Humanity Movement Ayelet Tsabari is a fierce-tender writer. Her work is an enchanting mix of vivid anecdote and vigorous insight--spanning generations and geographies, glittering with humor and heart. --Kyo Maclear, author of Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Ayelet Tsabari has written a beautiful, complex, and emotionally breathtaking memoir that captures and transcends her journey of self-discovery as a Jewish Yemeni woman within and beyond Israel's borders. The Art of Leaving is a marvel of a book, at once tender and fearless, from a writer at the peak of her creative powers. --Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of Intolerable and Brown In The Art of Leaving, Ayelet Tsabari excavates the dark loam of her memory, unearthing treasure after treasure. Her discoveries are nuanced, complex, and beautiful. These essays are timely and urgent, and they've been polished until they shine. --Alison Pick, author of Between Gods: A Memoir and Strangers with the Same Dream

The Art of Leaving is, in large part, about what is passed down to us, and how we react to whatever it is. . . . [It] is not self-help-we cannot become whatever we put our mind to-yet it suggests that we can begin to heal from what has broken us, if we only let ourselves. . . . Tsabari's intense prose gave me pause. -The New York Times Book Review Shortlist Told in a series of fierce, unflinching essays . . . an Israeli Canadian author explores her upbringing and the death of her father in this stark, beautiful memoir. -Shelf Awareness (starred review) The Art of Leaving will take you on an emotional journey you won't soon forget. -Hello Giggles Candid, affecting . . . [Ayelet Tsabari's] linked essays cohere into a tender, moving memoir. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Ayelet Tsabari's memoir is a passionate account of the pain, fire, and fury of adolescence and young adulthood, the search for a sense of belonging, and reconciling the disparate parts of our lives and ultimately ourselves. -Camilla Gibb, author of This Is Happy and The Beauty of Humanity Movement Ayelet Tsabari is a fierce-tender writer. Her work is an enchanting mix of vivid anecdote and vigorous insight-spanning generations and geographies, glittering with humor and heart. -Kyo Maclear, author of Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Ayelet Tsabari has written a beautiful, complex, and emotionally breathtaking memoir that captures and transcends her journey of self-discovery as a Jewish Yemeni woman within and beyond Israel's borders. The Art of Leaving is a marvel of a book, at once tender and fearless, from a writer at the peak of her creative powers. -Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of Intolerable and Brown In The Art of Leaving, Ayelet Tsabari excavates the dark loam of her memory, unearthing treasure after treasure. Her discoveries are nuanced, complex, and beautiful. These essays are timely and urgent, and they've been polished until they shine. -Alison Pick, author of Between Gods: A Memoir and Strangers with the Same Dream

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Ayelet Tsabari is the author of The Art of Leaving, finalist for the Writer’s Trust Hilary Weston Prize, winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for memoir, and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2019. Her first book, The Best Place on Earth, won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and has been published internationally. She’s the co-editor of the anthology Tongues: On Longing and Belonging Through Language and has taught creative writing at Guelph MFA in Creative Writing and The University of King’s College MFA.

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