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Press Releases
"Ten Green Bottles" has now been published in four languages in five countries .
-In the US by St. Martin's Press (November, 2004),
-in Canada by Robin Brass Studio Inc. (October, 2002) where it is now in its sixth printing,
-in Hungary by Alexandra Kiado (February, 2005),
-in Germany by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (May, 2006) as a result of an auction by St. Martin's Press
-in Italy by Edizione Il Punto d'Incontro (July, 2006).
Both the JBI (Jewish Braille Institute with headquarters in New York City) and the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) have each created their own Audio CDs of the book for the visually impaired.
The book won the Canadian Jewish Book Award in Biography/Memoir in June, 2003 and has recently won the Associazione Donne Ebree d'Italia (Association of Jewish Women of Italy) First Prize literary award. It was presented in Florence, Italy to Vivian on October, 17, 2007 in one of the most spectacular settings in Italy, the Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the 500) in the Palazzo Vecchio (the Palace of the former Florence rulers, the Medici family). Her proud husband Barry was there to see it.
Several of the 30 major critical reviews from around the world are listed below:
"Ten Green Bottles is an instant classic. It is a great, great book." - Flint Journal
"Emotional power" - Maclean's
"Spellbinding...evocative...remarkable achievement." - Publishers Weekly
"Kaplan's prose is simply stunning." - Canadian Jewish News
"Riveting...moving and memorable" - Kirkus Reviews
"Her powerful harrowing story grips the reader." - Ottawa Citizen
"Kaplan's present tense narrative is so immediate the pages keep turning as if this were a fictional thriller" - Copley News Service
"Beautifully told story. Glistened with the spirit of life." - San Diego Jewish Times
"Remarkably vivid and richly detailed" - Booklist
"Fascinating and beautifully written" - Baltimore Jewish Times
"Beautifully composed and engrossing memoir." - Library Journal
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