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Book Review: Nine Tenths of the Law, by Claudia Hagadus Long
Posted on October 7, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Claudia Hagadus Long A trip to the Jewish Studies Museum, in New York, triggers a memory of a long lost family heirloom. Aurora, a survivor of the Shoah, recognizes an ornate menorah in an exhibit that bears a remarkable resemblance to family ring, worn by her daughter, Zara. Fast forward a few decades and […]
Book Review: Simon’s Wife by L. M. Affrossman
Posted on September 30, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: L. M. Affrossman Simon’s Wife is a work of Jewish historical fiction, set in 70AD Jerusalem. following the destruction of the city and the second temple. Shelamzion bat Judah has been captured and is facing execution. But could an unlikely friendship with her Roman jailer change her fate? This book really held my attention […]
Book Review: The Unforgiven King by L. M. Affrossman
Posted on September 30, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: L. M. Affrossman The Unforgiven King is a work of Jewish historical fiction, centered around King Herod. The story begins with Herod as a young man, follows his rise to the throne, and his cruelty. The story is told through an unnamed narrator, who provides the reader with in-depth context around Roman occupied Jerusalem, […]
Book Review: Reflections from a Glass House By Carol Sveilich
Posted on September 23, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Carol Sveilich Reflections from a Glass House, A Memoir of Mid-Century Modern Mayhem is an intimate and detailed story of growing up in the Silicon Valley, in the 1960s. Sveilich shares her story in incredible detail, making her very easy to connect with. In many ways, this felt like sitting down with a friend, […]
Book Review: Mighty Mary by Max Davine
Posted on September 16, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Max Davine Mighty Mary is the story of an Indian elephant who was captured and transported to American to be trained as a performer. After disaster struck in Erwin, Tennessee, just after the turn of the century, her case would become one of the most famous surrounding animal cruelty. This story is the emotional […]
Book Review: Black Hole Town by Henry Hinder
Posted on September 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Henry Hinder Black Hole Town, a dark comedy novelette is the story of two friends, Scots, who decide to hit the road for the ultimate drug fueled roadtrip. An escape, if you will, from their every day lives of drugs, booze, gambling, and even women. Because everyone needs to get away from it all […]
Book Review: The Girl Who Said Goodbye by Heather Allen
Posted on September 2, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Heather Allen The Girl Who Said Goodbye is the memoir of author, Heather Allen’s aunt, Siv Eng whose life was turned upside down by the violent take-over of the Khmer Rouge army, in Cambodia, in the 1970s. Siv Eng was studying pharmacology when she, her brother, sister-in-law, and aunt were rounded up and marched […]
Book Review: Can’t Stop the Funk, A Cadillac Holland Mystery by H. Max Hiller
Posted on August 26, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: H. Max Hiller Can’t Stop the Funk is book three of four in the Cadillac Holland Mystery series. This installment is set in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Someone is making offers to homeowners, seeking to buy up homes built by the Make it Right Foundation. But something about the offers […]
Book Review: Floating in the Neversink by Andrea Simon
Posted on August 19, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Andrea Simon In Floating in the Neversink, author Andrea Simon transports her readers to 1950s Brooklyn where we meet 9-year-old Amanda Gerber. Mandy, as she’s known to her friends and family, is faced with a summer away from her best friend, Francine as her family heads to her grandmother’s summer home in the Catskills. […]
Book Review: A Place of Exodus by David Biespiel
Posted on August 12, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: David Biespiel In A Place of Exodus, author David Biespiel shares the story of his experience growing up in a tightly knit Jewish community outside of Houston, Texas. But an argument with his rabbi causes him to move away from his idyllic childhood community. The book explores Biespiel’s journey as a self-proclaimed “retired” Jew […]
