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The author's resilience as described in the final pages of the book is an inspirational conclusion to this charming life story revealing an unexpected depth to her tale

Yiddish for Pirates - Gary Barwin humour Hartman contends that although progressShortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the (Canadian) Governor General's Award for Literature, a hilarious, swashbuckling yet powerful tale of pirates, buried treasure and a search for the Fountain of Youth, told in the ribald, philosophical voice of a 500 year old Jewish parrot. Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew,