THE ART OF LEAVING

Tsabari's story of how she left her home and familiy in Tel Aviv in search of a sense of belonging, only to finally realize it was there all along.

Ayelet Tsabari left Tel Aviv, with no intention to return. The loss of her beloved father had left her alienated and exiled within her Yemeni family and at odds with her Mizrahi identity. By leaving she would be free to rewrite her own story. We follow Tsabari around the world, see her struggle, fall and rise in search of home. The universal story of being different and the need to belong. Ayelet Tsabari's debut story collection The Best Place on Earth was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and was nominated for The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Excerpts from The Art of Leaving have won a National Magazine Award, a Western Magazine Award, and an Edna Staebler Award.