This international bestseller tells the bittersweet story of one family, one home, and the surprising arc of one woman's life, from the poverty of her youth, to the intense love and painful losses of her adult years. Braiding together the past and the present, it relays the life story of a young Jewish girl, the child of Romanian immigrants, who lives with her family in the poverty-stricken heart of 1950s Haifa, Israel. Told with the light touch of a humorous, incredibly dexterous writer, 'Every Home Needs a Balcony' reveals how our choices shape us - and how we learn to survive life's most surprising turns. Translated by Ora Cummings.