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In *Slow Motion*, author Dani Shapiro recounts the moment her life pivots when her parents are injured in a snowy crash near their New Jersey home. The book chronicles her struggle to care for them while battling the emotional fallout of a childhood steeped in Orthodox Jewish tradition and an estranged relationship with her family. Shapiro reflects on the interplay between faith, personal autonomy, and the bonds that tie us together. Her narrative offers a candid look at illness, loss, and the path to healing, framed by the cultural and religious backdrop of a Jewish upbringing in an anti‑Semitic suburb.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Memoir/Family Memoir
Authors: Dani Shapiro
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