To & Fro
A tale of two girls--one living in a parable, the other in Manhattan
Ani, journeying across a great distance accompanied by a stolen kitten, meets many people along her way, but her encounters only convince her that she is meant to keep searching. Annamae, journeying from childhood to young adulthood alongside her mother, older brother, and the denizens of her Manhattan neighborhood, never outgrows her yearning for a friend she cannot describe. From their different worlds, Ani and Annamae reach across the divide, perhaps to discover--or perhaps to create--each other.
Told in two mirrored narratives that culminate in a new beginning, To & Fro unleashes the wonders and mysteries of childhood in a profound exploration of identity, spirituality, and community.
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Praise for To & Fro
"Playful and provocative." --Publishers Weekly
"To & Fro is a luminous, charming, and utterly original novel filled with pleasures and provocations at every turn. Through some strange alchemy, Leah Hager Cohen has combined character-driven storytelling with brilliant philosophical forays into what it feels like to decipher the world, honor its mysteries, and stay open to its aches and gifts." --Elizabeth Graver, author of The End of the Point and Kantika
"Leah Hager Cohen's writing is a wonder. Here are worlds nested inside worlds, each unfolding like a delicate paper staircase leading to destinations unknown. To & Fro is a gorgeous, captivating riddle of a book." --Rachel Kadish, author of Tolstoy Lied: A Love Story and The Weight of Ink
Select Praise for Leah Hager Cohen
"A masterful writer on every level." --Lily King
"One of our most gifted and insightful writers." --Ann Packer
"Cohen writes about difficult subjects with unfailing compassion and insight." --Tom Perrotta
"Cohen is one of our foremost chroniclers of the mundane complexities, nuanced tragedies and unexpected tendernesses of human connection." --Susann Cokal, New York Times Book Review
"Cohen creates gorgeous, uncommon descriptions that sound like grace notes on her pages." --Sarah Pekkanen, Washington Post
"Cohen's empathy is sure-footed and seemingly boundless; her writing gifts its characters with glints of ordinary human radiance." --Leslie Jamison, San Francisco Chronicle
"A masterful talent." --People
"Cohen has secured a place in the lineup of today's great writers." --BookPage
