Fifth Jerusalem Writer’s Festival: The story of family

Award-winning mother-daughter novelists Anita and Kiran Desai participate in the event.

Kiran (LEFT) and Anita Desai are writers in residence at Mishkenot Sha’anim in Jerusalem for the month of May.

Kiran (LEFT) and Anita Desai are writers in residence at Mishkenot Sha’anim in Jerusalem for the month of May.

(photo credit: LAURA KELLY)

MAY 22, 2016 19:41

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