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Apart from Love (Still Life with Memories Bundle Book 1) Kindle Edition

3.4 out of 5 stars 249 ratings

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a poignant family saga:

Apart from Love is not your typical love story. It is all-consuming, heart-wrenching, and dark.

My Own Voice (“As told by Anita”):

Falling in love with Lenny should have been the end to all of Anita's troubles. But then, family secrets start unraveling. His ex-wife, Natasha, is succumbing to a mysterious disease. How can Anita compete with her shadow? How can she find a voice of her own?

And when his estranged son, Ben, comes back and lives in the same small apartment, can she keep the balance between the two men, whose desire for her is marred by guilt and blame?

The White Piano (“As told by Ben”):

Coming back to his childhood home after years of absence, Ben is unprepared for the secret, which is now revealed to him: his mother, Natasha, who used to be a brilliant pianist, is losing herself to mysterious disease, which turns the way her mind works into a riddle. His father’s new wife, Anita, looks remarkably similar to her—only much younger.

“In our family, forgiveness is something you pray for, something you yearn to receive—but so seldom do you give it to others.” What emerges in this family is a struggle, a desperate, daring struggle to find a path out of conflicts, out of isolation, from guilt to forgiveness.

★★★★★ “There is an air of mystery about the book that runs from the beginning to the final pages, but that also draws the reader in and makes the book difficult to put down.”

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Story Falling in love with Lenny should have been the end to all of Anita's troubles. For her, it's only the beginning, when family secrets start unravelling. His ex-wife, Natasha, is succumbing to a mysterious disease. Can Anita compete with her shadow? Coming back to his childhood home, Ben is unprepared for the secret: his mother, Natasha, who used to be a brilliant pianist, is losing herself to mysterious disease. His father’s new wife, Anita, reminds him of the way she used to look. Lenny goes as far back as the moment he met Natasha during WWII, when he was a wounded warrior and she—a star, brilliant yet illusive. Natasha was a riddle to him then, and to this day, with all the changes she has gone through, she still is. Fooling German espionage may cost Lenny the trust of the girl who captured his heart. Will Natasha discover his secret D-Day reports, disguised as love letters to another woman? After D-Day, her photograph appears on the most-wanted German propaganda posters. Who is the girl with the red beret? Why does she step into his life when he is led by SS soldiers to the gallows? What makes her propose marriage to a condemned man?

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  • "So much more could be said about the manner in which the author brings understanding to the hierarchies of relationships, but that would be robbing the reader of the joy of discoveries that Poznanasky accomplishes in this profound novel." - Grady Harp, Hall of Fame Reviewer
  • "There is an air of mystery about the book that runs from the beginning to the final pages, but that also draws the reader in and makes the book difficult to put down." - Kathy Parsons, Top 1000 Reviewer
  • "This eloquently written tale provides a look into the long-term emotional scars a broken home leaves on everyone involved. The author's skill shows in her depiction of the three alternating voices of Lenny, Ben and Anita. They are all very different voices, yet each conveys the complex love that both binds them and tears them apart. Highly recommended!"- J.A. Schneider, author
  • "Apart From Love is a fascinating insight into the human condition and all the tortured webs we, who are all too human, weave." - John Holland, Author
  • "The author paints a spellbinding story about an innately dysfunctional family; Ben, Lenny (Ben's father) and Lenny's new wife Anita. The characters are drawn with great credibility and conviction."- Piaras, Vine Voice
  • " The author's skill shows in her depiction of the three alternating voices of Lenny, Ben and Anita. They are all very different voices, yet each conveys the complex love that both binds them and tears them apart. Highly recommended!" - J.A. Schneider, Author
  • "Interwoven into the main character's discourses are the normal family emotions: greed, sex, hatred, control, loneliness, procreation, legacy." - Roy Murry, Author, Vine Voice
  • "A beautiful narrative that highlights Poznansky's adept handling of plot & language and takes you into the mind of a dysfunctional family grappling with universal issues of love, betrayal and forgiveness. Discover 'Apart From Love' and connect with a great artist of our times, an artist that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary and turns everything that she writes to gold with her Midas like touch." - Jaspreet Mann, Author
  • "Apart From Love is a truly unique story. It's written as a narrative and I found The characters to be very interesting and well developed. As a result of this effective style of writing, I found myself thinking about Anita, Ben and Lenny for hours after reading each chapter." - Brian V. Menard, Author
  • "I was truly captured within the quietly expressed strength in which Author Uvi Poznansky's amazing insight to each and every detail was played out."- De Ann Townes Jr., Author
  • "Uvi Poznansky's writing penetrates the subconscious, where dreams are ignited and poets find words." - Marcia Quinn Noren, Author
  • "Uvi's descriptions were perfect. The way that the story unfolded and how the ending was presented and explained afterward absolutely amazed me." - Christian Ashley, Author
  • "When you read the book, I encourage you to savor each chapter, much like reading an important letter from a friend or family member. As you read each chapter you'll see a cohesive structure emerge. By the end you'll find a story where the whole truly is greater than the sum of its parts." - Richard Weatherly, Author
  • "Uvi Poznansky has penned a literary symphony, complete with a cast of likeable yet bruised characters." - Ashley Fontaine, Author

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The series Still Love with memories Bundle includes the following volumes:
  • I: Apart from Love
  • II: Apart from War

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006WPITP0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Uviart
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 25, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 759 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 374 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ Still Life with Memories Bundle
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.4 out of 5 stars 249 ratings

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Uvi Poznansky
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Uvi Poznansky is a USA TODAY bestselling, award-winning author, poet and artist. “I paint with my pen,” she says, “and write with my paintbrush.” Her romantic suspense box set, Love Under Fire, made the USA TODAY bestselling list, as did her medical thriller box set, Do No Harm; and her romance box set, A Touch of Passion, was the 2016 WINNER of The Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Awards.

Education and work:

Uvi earned her B. A. in Architecture and Town Planning from the Technion in Haifa, Israel and practiced with an innovative Architectural firm, taking a major part in the large-scale project, called Home for the Soldier.

Having moved to Troy, N.Y. with her husband and two children, Uvi received a Fellowship grant and a Teaching Assistantship from the Architecture department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. There, she guided teams in a variety of design projects and earned her M.A. in Architecture. Then, taking a sharp turn in her education, she earned her M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.

She worked first as an architect, and later as a software engineer, software team leader, software manager and a software consultant (with an emphasis on user interface for medical instruments devices.) All the while, she wrote and painted constantly, and exhibited in Israel and California. In addition, she taught art appreciation classes. Her versatile body of work includes bronze and ceramic sculptures, oil and watercolor paintings, charcoal, pen and pencil drawings, and mixed media.

Books and Genres:

Ash Suspense Thrillers with a Dash of Romance is a suspense series. It includes Coma Confidential, Virtually Lace, and Overdose.

Still Life with Memories is a family saga series with touches of romance. The series includes My Own Voice, The White Piano, The Music of Us, Dancing with Air, and Marriage before Death.

Still Life with Memories Bundle series includes volume I, Apart from Love (My Own Voice+The White Piano); and volume II: Apart from War (The Music of Us+Dancing with Air+Marriage before Death.)

The David Chronicles is a historical fiction series with a modern twist. It includes three novels--Rise to Power, A Peek at Bathsheba, and The Edge of Revolt--and six art through the ages collections, describing each moment of the story.

Her poetry book, Home, is in tribute to her father. Her collection of dark tales, Twisted, and her Historical Fiction book, A Favorite Son, are both new age, biblically inspired books. In addition, Uvi wrote and illustrated two children books, Jess and Wiggle and Now I Am Paper. For each one of these books, she created an animation video (find them on YouTube and on her Goodreads page.)

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Customers find this book to be a captivating story with a strong plot and depth of language that borders on poetry. The writing is eloquent, and customers describe it as a beautiful woven tapestry with well-defined characters and a unique voice. They appreciate the emotional content, with one customer noting how it makes readers react to each character as individuals.

51 customers mention "Storytelling"37 positive14 negative

Customers enjoy the storytelling in this book, describing it as a captivating and intriguing novel with a strong plot.

"...The plot- wow! It is so dramatic and emotional and contains levels of depth. There is some odd behavior, but this is life, and people can be off...." Read more

"...It is a dark love story, a dark story of people's secrets that drive Ben from his home and father at an early age...." Read more

"...While I found the story fascinating, the characters well developed and intriguing, I found the middle part a bit too long winded...." Read more

"...Unfortunately, it did not appeal to me at all. It was just odd...." Read more

41 customers mention "Writing quality"33 positive8 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, describing it as pure English literature at its best, with a depth of language that borders on poetic.

"...The story is told in two voices, Ben the wife and Anita, the second wife. Smith's voice is her voice, poor English and grammar...." Read more

"...: U. Poznanzky who is a wonderful painter, sculptor, poet and in general master of words and intriguing plots...." Read more

"...books that I have read are varied, crime, romance, history etc.. Well written, I would recommend Tollesbury Time Forever as pure English literature..." Read more

"...A real Saga, masterfully and captivating written, about Lenny, Anita, his second wife and his first wife Natasha and Ben...." Read more

28 customers mention "Readability"22 positive6 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable to read, describing it as a brilliant and lovely work, with one customer mentioning it was comforting to read when they couldn't sleep.

"...Anita narration was just a personal pet peeve, but overall this book is amazing. The plot- wow!..." Read more

"...Overall, I recommend Apart from Love as a really good novel." Read more

"Uvi Poznansky, the author of that brilliant book brings in so much understanding into Ben, as he finally comes back from years of absence from his..." Read more

"...set all analysis aside and give ourselves up to the sheer magic of a great book. And for me, Apart From Love, is such a book...." Read more

18 customers mention "Art style"18 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the art style of the book, describing it as a beautiful woven tapestry, with one customer noting how the artist transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.

"This book is truly a work of art. I first discovered Uvi Poznansky when I happened upon The White Piano and was intrigued...." Read more

"Another great work by multi-artist (or as the French say "artiste complet"): U. Poznanzky who is a wonderful painter, sculptor, poet and in..." Read more

"...connect with a great artist of our times, an artist that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary and turns everything that she writes to gold..." Read more

"...a picture of these three tormented people and their environment in exquisite detail...." Read more

15 customers mention "Character development"11 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, noting that the characters are well defined and have unique voices, with one customer mentioning how they are painted through a collection of voices.

"...While I found the story fascinating, the characters well developed and intriguing, I found the middle part a bit too long winded...." Read more

"...They are all very different voices, yet each conveys the complex love that both binds them and tears them apart. Highly recommended!" Read more

"Another book I had trouble relating to. The characters were so important to the story....really just three main ones....Father,son and young wife......" Read more

"...emotion here, so much color, tenderness and pain, all painted through a collection of voices; one family’s kaleidoscope of tears, transcribed from a..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, feeling its pain and tenderness.

"...There is so much emotion here, so much color, tenderness and pain, all painted through a collection of voices; one family’s kaleidoscope of tears,..." Read more

"...Told by Ben the son and Anita the young wife, Apart From Love is a touching and unforgettable story of family conflict...." Read more

"...'s, narcissism and a little incest, and you still end up with a touching, hopeful tale that's hard to put down and harder to forget." Read more

"...I felt the pain, the strengths, and weaknesses of all the main characters. Brilliant writing. It is a book I will think about for a long time." Read more

5 customers mention "Emotional content"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, with one review noting how it makes readers react as individuals, while another highlights its fascinating insight into the human condition.

"...The plot- wow! It is so dramatic and emotional and contains levels of depth. There is some odd behavior, but this is life, and people can be off...." Read more

"Apart From Love is a fascinating insight into the human condition and all the tortured webs we, who are all too human, weave...." Read more

"...Apart From Love, by Uvi Poznansky is an emotional story told with care...." Read more

"...I enjoyed her common sense approach to life and how she bore the burden being married to a man who never really committed to her because he's still..." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2017
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    This book is truly a work of art. I first discovered Uvi Poznansky when I happened upon The White Piano and was intrigued. After reading it, I knew I had to read the entire series.

    The White Piano is woven into this book, which contains both Ben’s and Anita’s perspectives. If I could give Ben’s side seven stars, I would. Anita’s point of view fills in the missing pieces from The White Piano to present a more complete picture of what went on, but I must admit, I couldn’t wait to get through her chapters so I could return to Ben.

    There are various issues I have with Anita’s narrative. One is explained at the end of the book, and so I must inform any reader who struggles with the mixture of poetic prose with bad grammar, you must be patient because there is a reason for it. Obviously, we know throughout the book she has bad grammar because she’s not educated. But if she’s not educated, she then wouldn’t tell her story in a poetic or stylistic manner either. However, as I stated, there is a reason for it. Just read until the end.

    I also was not aware this book apparently takes place around 1980 until I started reading Book 3. I’d thought this was present day, making the overuse of the word “awful” in dialog confusing. The way it’s used sounds more like the 1950s or 1960s to me, but at least I now know this is not supposed to be present day.

    The Anita narration was just a personal pet peeve, but overall this book is amazing. The plot- wow! It is so dramatic and emotional and contains levels of depth. There is some odd behavior, but this is life, and people can be off. In this family, everyone has their demons, and that is part of what makes the book so touching and so powerful.

    The books leaves you with lots to think about, and if you try to skim through it quickly, you'll miss out. Enjoy the paint strokes, both large and small. This is an absolutely beautiful work or art.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2020
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    It is hard to determine the time frame of this book, maybe the 60s set in California. It is a dark love story, a dark story of people's secrets that drive Ben from his home and father at an early age. The story is told in two voices, Ben the wife and Anita, the second wife. Smith's voice is her voice, poor English and grammar. I think that the story is representative of a time when parents didn't really talk to their children and times when parents did not provide the emotional support and praise that children needed.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2014
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    Another great work by multi-artist (or as the French say "artiste complet"): U. Poznanzky who is a wonderful painter, sculptor, poet and in general master of words and intriguing plots. This novel weaves three individual story lines into one like a tapestry that takes shape in front of your eyes, adding color and depth with each new chapter.
    It took me a while to get warmed up to the three main characters: the philandering father, Lenny, who divorced his wife Natasha who mysteriously left the scene. Anita, his new unlikely wife-- except for her physical likeness to Natasha and Lenny's, Ben who appears on the scene again after 10 years of absence. Anita is pregnant when the story starts. The secret around Natasha is soon revealed to Ben, to Anita, surprisingly, only later.
    Natasha, a former concert pianist suffers from early dementia and is in a home, yet Lenny still loves and cares for her. Ben can't believe the shell of his mother that remains. The reader witnesses the terrible effects this disease has on people, both the patient as well as the family.
    An illicit bond develops between Ben and Anita who are of the same age while Ben is alienated from his father. This family set-up- the three live in the same apartment- will not end happily of course.
    While I found the story fascinating, the characters well developed and intriguing, I found the middle part a bit too long winded. Leaving out some of the flashbacks would have remedied that impression. The end left me somewhat unsatisfied. Of course, there is not always a happy -end in real life either. Overall, I recommend Apart from Love as a really good novel.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2013
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    Lately I have been searching for free books to keep from spending so much money. This was one of those books. When I read the other reviews, and a description of the book, I thought it would appeal to me. Unfortunately, it did not appeal to me at all. It was just odd. There were three main characters - Lenny, his son Ben, and his newly acquired young wife, Anita. The story is told in parts marked for the person who's doing the telling - either Ben or Anita. There are some other characters woven in and out (Lenny's wife and the three aunts) but mostly those. There are some scenes where the tape recorder plays a huge role, then other parts where Ben and Anita are at the forefront. There didn't seem to be a good ending, or wrapping up, of the story. I couldn't feel a climax in the story, either. Then I read the prologue at the end and wondered if that's what actually happened. Even that part was strange.
    All that said - you might like this book but it wasn't for me. It took me days to finish because I could not bring myself to pick it up at times.
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  • Paul Douglas Lovell
    5.0 out of 5 stars rhythmic delivery
    Reviewed in Germany on September 14, 2014
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    Although ‘Apart from Love’ is a tale about love it is no romance-novel. More a chronicle of desire. An introspective read that covers, from the view-point of multiple characters some of life’s issues.

    Now I won’t go into plot details - They are in the book-blurb. I’m also not going to attempt to bosh out a review in a wordy intellectual way either. I don’t consider myself ‘well-read’ enough. Besides I prefer to speak from an emotional viewpoint. So here goes.

    I first read samples of Uvi Poznansky’s work in way of her self-promoted advertisements posted on social media. Initially I was attracted by the richness of her book-cover artwork and then drawn in by the caress of her verse. I found her words possessed a special kind of tenderness. Something I felt my own writing lacked.

    I decided I could use a lesson in regard to her rhythmic delivery of contemplative prose. The way she captures subtle nuances in glimpses and reflections. Or teases out emotions with a pause in her dialogue. She fashions both fleshly desire and clean naughtiness so adeptly.

    It wasn’t long before I was reading and liking every post.

    I particularly like this line from the book...

    The waves roll in, threatening to swallow us whole. With a roar in their widening mouth, they are leaping ahead, then lapping the sand angrily, foam on their lip.

    ‘Apart from Love’ is a leisurely read that allows you to enjoy the moment of actually reading. This is what I get from Uvi Poznansky, what I admire mostly in her work.

    When women are romantically depicted, enjoying a piece of chocolate whilst engrossed in a novel. This is exactly the type of stuff they are reading.

    Paul Douglas Lovell.
  • Goldy Malhotra
    2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
    Reviewed in India on December 12, 2017
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    enjoyed reading
  • ShonUK
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2012
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    `Apart from Love' is quite unlike any story I've ever read, and I enjoyed every moment of it. The writing is full of lyricism and imagery, melancholy and hope, whilst the story seldom wanders very far from one cramped apartment in Santa Monica.
    It is not a book that will take you on a journey through a place or an era, but rather through the minds of three people.
    Anita, Ben and Lenny are undoubtedly connected through kin and marriage, yet are so sadly disconnected by their individual histories, secrets, guilt and remorse. They find an obscure way with which to communicate and reach out to each other, recording their voices and thoughts on an old tape recorder. The fact that they share this tiny living space, yet are so far from understanding each other is beautifully delivered through Poznansky's prose and style.
    Anita is Lenny's second wife, articulate and eloquent with her desires and despairs despite her dreadful English, brash ways and lack of education. Ben, only a year older than Anita, is Lenny's son. He is recently returned after years estranged from his broken family. Natasha, Ben's mother and Lenny's first wife, is the white elephant in the room, her absence enormous and tangible.
    `Apart from Love' is a clever, in-depth, unadulterated exploration of the thoughts of these individuals as they flow unheeded through their minds, allowing the reader to float, swim, wade, and splutter along with these oft times drowning characters.
    The story wraps up in a wonderful way, pulling the threads together to make sense of the way the book has been structured.

    I noticed that Poznansky is also the painter of the stunning cover design, her gift with word images spilling into visual art, proving herself a very talented artist.
  • read-along-with-sue
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2013
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    I was gifted this book by the author in exchange for my honest review.

    At first I found the start hard going. It certainly isn't one of those books you can pick up and immediantly get into.
    That doesn't mean it didn't take my interest, it did. That is why I carried on with it.

    As the story unfolded there was a lovely love affair going well on.

    I think the one thing I take from this book is that dreaded disease Alzheimer's. My husbands Father is afflicted with this and I could relate to lots in this book on so many levels.

    The blurb doesn't do the book justice, its a superbly written piece of art.

    Would I recommend it? Oh yes.

    The cover needs replacing though as it doesn't do the story justice in MHO
  • Delaney Landon
    2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre at best
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2012
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    I downloaded this when it was available for free, having seen some of it's promising reviews. However, I couldn't get past the first two chapters. I found that it was mediocre at best and a little cliched in parts. It could have used a lot more editing and I fear that some of the prose suffers from quite a bit of poetic pretentiousness.

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