On Her Own : HarperVia : 9780063309760 : 0063309769 : 09 May 2024 : A moving, page-turning story of two families in crisis and the unexpected places from which love can grow. "The true mystery Lapid seeks to unveil is one of the most burning questions of our time: What does it mean to be a woman in today's world? On Her Own is a book you will want all the women in your life to read." -Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, award-winning author of Waking Lions Nina, a teenage runaway, wakes up in the unfamiliar stairwell of a Tel Aviv apartment in a torn minidress. As her memory starts to resurface-the abusive older man she's running away from, the crime she witnessed-she knows one thing: she needs to find a place to hide. When one of the building's tenants, Carmela, a lonely old widow suffering from memory loss, mistakes Nina for her granddaughter she hasn't seen in years, Nina jumps at the opportunity for a safe haven. Soon, the two strangers become each other's lifeline as Nina settles into the ap