Duke Jewish Alumni Network Virtual Book Club: “Songs for the Brokenhearted” by Ayelet Tsabari

The Duke Jewish Alumni Network (DJAN) is partnering with the Jewish Book Council to bring notable books, discussions, and author conversations to alumni and friends!

The DJAN Book Club, supported by Jewish Life at Duke, Duke Lifelong Learning, and Duke Libraries, offers an opportunity for alumni, parents, and friends to read six books during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Join our virtual book club sessions, where alumni and Duke faculty/staff will lead thoughtful conversations about each book. And - thanks to the Jewish Book Council - many of these conversations will feature the authors themselves!

Read one - or all - of the books, according to your interest or schedule. All discussions take place virtually from 7:00-8:00pm ET.

All Duke alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends are welcome, regardless of religious/cultural identity.

Sign up at https://students.duke.edu/djanbookclub/

About the Book

"A young Yemeni Israeli woman learns of her mother's secret romance in a dra­mat­ic jour­ney through lost fam­i­ly sto­ries, reveal­ing the unbreak­able bond between a moth­er and a daugh­ter - the debut nov­el of an award-win­ning lit­er­ary voice."

About the Author

Ayelet Tsabari was born in Israel to a large fam­i­ly of Yemeni descent. After serv­ing in the Israeli army, she trav­eled exten­sive­ly through­out South­east Asia, North Amer­i­ca, and Europe, and now lives in Toron­to, where she teach­es cre­ative writ­ing at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to. The Best Place on Earth won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jew­ish Lit­er­a­ture and was long-list­ed for the Frank O'Connor Inter­na­tion­al Short Sto­ry Award.

Discussion Facilitator

Joyce Gordon, Director, Jewish Life at Duke