Author Traces Three Generations of Family History in New Book

NEW YORK

Following the death of her father, author Jane Genende was inspired to begin researching her family's genealogical story. In her new memoir, "The Lost Tribe of the Andes: A Jewish-American Family's Struggle with Assimilation" (published by iUniverse), Genende traces three generations of her Jewish family, from the 1800s in Eastern Europe to present-day America.

In the course of her research, Genende discovered unforgettable personalities. Her book explores the challenges her family faced emigrating from Europe to America before World War II and assimilating into American culture. She also recalls the conflicted process of separation and individuation from a traditional Jewish family that she and her three siblings experienced during the 1960s.

Her story deals with themes that are at once personal and universal: being the only girl, feeling like an outsider, struggling with her Jewish identity, assimilating into American culture, coping with the death of a parent and raising a family of her own.

Genende's story is one that touches on the immigrant experience in America and presents a heartfelt and inspiring journey of self-discovery through family history.

"The Lost Tribe of the Andes"
By Jane Genende
Hardcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 224 pages | ISBN 9781462008841
Softcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 224 pages | ISBN 9781462083862
E-Book | ISBN 9781462008858
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Jane Genende is a psychotherapist in private practice who maintains an affiliation with the Washington Square Institute for Mental Health in Manhattan, New York. She has been published in the Journal of Clinical Social Work and Inside Chappaqua magazine. She has two adult children and resides in Manhattan, New York, with her husband. More information is available at http://www.afullcirclemoment.com.

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