“Angels on the Clothesline is an exquisite invitation into self-compassion. . . . Ani’s story nspires us to recognize the invincible light we each carry and to look for that light in each other. At this time on our planet when we need the healing power of love, Angels on the Clothesline is a stunning guide.”

—MARCI SHIMOFF, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Happy for No Reason and Love for No Reason

“With courage and imagination, Ani Tuzman gives us an irresistible invitation to see no stranger, starting with parts of ourselves we do not yet know.”

—VALARIE KAUR, bestselling author of See No Stranger, founder of the Revolutionary Love Project

“The stories in Ani Tuzman’s memoir intersect with many Black American families’ generational trauma. This book is a cross-cultural experience to which many oppressed and marginalized groups will be able to relate. I envision a study guide that could help unpack the effects of racism, othering, and bias, using storytelling as a way of exploring and healing trauma.”

—ANDREA KIRKSEY, Executive Director of DOOR (Discovering Opportunities for Outreach and Reflection) Chicago

“A remarkable model of what it means for the gold within us to be brought forth through adversity.”

—JEANNIE ZANDI, spiritual teacher, director of Living as Love

“This captivating story of survival and resilience is especially timely, given the rise in antisemitism and racist violence in our country. . . . An accompanying discussion guide will draw readers into reflection about universal questions of identity, racism and prejudice, suffering, hatred, survival, compassion, and healing. This memoir has truly universal reach.”

—REVEREND NANETTE SAWYER, author of Hospitality—The Sacred Art

“I taught a college senior seminar on the Holocaust for many years, and I know the memoir literature quite well. . . . Angels on the Clothesline is so extraordinarily powerful that I would without question assign it to my students. [This book] is literally unforgettable.”

—PENNY GILL, Mary Lyon Professor of Humanities, emerita, Mount Holyoke College, author of The Radiant Heart of the Cosmos and What in the World is Going On?

“From the soul of a child and imbued with the wisdom of a healer and teacher, Ani Tuzman’s memoir is filled with tenderness and love. It is astounding how the simple language and the rhythm of her vignettes evoke such profound emotion.”

—RABBI SHEILA WEINBERG, creator of the Jewish Mindfulness Teacher Training Program, poet, author of Let Us All Breathe Together

“Ani Tuzman’s story inspires us to cultivate our ability to see—and to teach others to see—the innate goodness in people. We are reminded that trauma does not define us.”

—LOURDES ALVAREZ-ORTIZ, PhD, school psychologist, consultant, author of Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress

“As a child of {Holocaust} survivors, I’ve read many books about our experience, but this is the first one that conveys the essence of it. Ani Tuzman powerfully portrays how imagination, beauty, and creativity helped her survive and even thrive. . . . . A book for anyone who wants to see how a child navigates a world of senseless hatred with an open, loving heart.”

— RABBI MORDECHAI LIEBLING, former director, Social Justice Organizing Program, instructor emeritus of Practical Rabbinics

“This book is for anyone who was a highly sensitive child—who has ever been different, been othered, been bullied, and who has fled the outside world to seek solace in their own imagination. Tuzman’s writing is emotionally evocative, visually compelling, heartbreaking, and familiar.”

—RICKI BLOOM, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, community organizer, social justice advocate

“A story of exquisite sensitivity. . . . [Tuzman] describes beautifully how a highly sensitive child uses her gifts of depth, noticing, and empathy to find truth and beauty in the world no matter what hand is dealt.’

—ALANE FREUND, MS, MA, International Consultant on High Sensitivity

“This book resonates in the deepest places. It will serve as a rich and important companion for anyone facing into difficult memories and beginning to uncover and connect with long abandoned parts of themselves. Angels on the Clothesline is a courageous and generous work of compassionate art. Thank you, Ani Tuzman, for offering it to the world.”

—NAN CAREY, teacher, therapist, poet