Literary Fiction
A Jewish family gathers in the Berkshires to memorialize a son killed in Iraq, confronting grief, rivalries, and fraying marriages.
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A Jewish family gathers in the Berkshires to memorialize a son killed in Iraq, confronting grief, rivalries, and fraying marriages.
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July 4, 2005. The Frankel family is descending upon their beloved summer home in the Berkshires. The family has gathered to memorialize Leo, the youngest of the four siblings, an intrepid journalist and adventurer who was killed on that day in 2004, while on assignment in Iraq.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Adult marital intimacy and tensions; teenage sexual compulsion referenced
Violence & gore
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Brother's off-page murder by terrorists in Iraq drives the grief
Profanity
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Occasional strong language and cursing throughout
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Jewish family observes yahrzeit; recurring cultural faith practices
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Iraq War and post-9/11 politics shape family tensions and debate
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Referenced terrorist murder of family member; grief and old wounds
Other
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