Review of The Wayward Moon in The Jerusalem Post + Interview
"Rahel's experiences not only teach us what life was like for Jews and women at that time, but also open up further questions. I found myself wondering about the rights and freedoms of women in prohibitive societies today. What are their lives like, and what are our responsibilities to them? How much has changed for women in the Middle East since Rahel's story?"
Review of Our Little Histories in The Jerusalem Report
"In the last story, the poem's secret, a moving take of tragedy and bittersweet triumph so expressive of life in the Pale of Settlement, is revealed, and it's piercing light illuminates all that has gone before. Literature, a form of "little history," at best also contains truths. In the loss of literature, we don't just lose stories, but truth itself."
From the Times of Israel blogs:
"Who has the energy to read fiction these days, when reality is taking us far beyond whatever anyone’s imagination could conjure up? And among writers, who has the energy to make up stories when such harrowing, dramatic events are unfolding in real time on our screens?"
In conversation with Michael Posner about Our Little Histories.
Book Event at Literary Modi'in
On Sunday January 28th, I'll be participating, along with memoirist Jennifer Lang, whose book, Places We Left Behind, explores the challenges of a bi-national marriage (she's from California, he's from France, and they've ended up in Israel), and Ruth Eglash, who wrote Parallel Lines, a YA novel about 3 teenagers negotiating the complexities of life in Jerusalem. As for me, I'll be talking about Our Little Histories - a six generation family saga in seven long stories.
Come out in person to the event at Peerspot in Modi'in, or join in on Zoom. Participation is free!
