If I Told You Once
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| Author | Judy Budnitz |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Magical realism |
| Publisher | Picador |
Publication date | November 1, 1999 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 0-312-20285-7 |
If I Told You Once is a novel by American author Judy Budnitz, published in 1999 by Picador. Budintz's first novel, the book won the 2000 Edward Lewis Wallant Award was shortlisted for the 2000 Women's Prize for Fiction.
The novel initially follows Ilana, a girl fleeing an unnamed Eastern European country and traveling to New York City. The narrative later becomes interwoven with the story of three other generations of Ilana's family - her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter.