Aus dem Inhalt:§Grundlagen§Materialkennwerte für Festigkeit und Formänderung§Spannungen bei einfachen Festigkeitsfällen§ Flächenmomente§Biege-, Schub-, Hauptspannungen§Biegelinie§Biegung und Längskraft§Knicken und Beulen§Drillspannungen und Drillwinkel§Festigkeitshypothesen
Exploring themes of female rage and creativity, the story follows Ava, a mother and adjunct art-history professor, as she navigates family life during a summer in Bulgaria. While her husband works on a film, Ava finds herself mostly alone with their children, grappling with her own identity. A chance meeting with a former mentor leads her to a group reenacting ancient Greco-Roman initiation rites, intertwining her life with that of Astra, a mother from 5th-century Athens. The narrative delves into the evolving responsibilities of motherhood and self-discovery across time.
A heartbreaking World War II novel of one mother's search for her daughter against all odds.
"The sweeping story of the Perlmutter family opens with the moment when Lev, the assimilated, cultured German Jewish father at the center of this saga, enlists to fight in World War I, leaving behind his beautiful gentile wife Josephine and their children Franz and Vicki. Moving between Lev's and Josephine's viewpoints, Part I focuses on Lev's life-changing experiences on the Eastern Front, where he becomes involved with a local Jewish woman in the poor village where he is stationed ... Part II, which takes place in 1927-1928, picks up in Berlin when the Perlmutter children are young adults grappling with their own set of questions"--