Our hero has lost many things: his wife, his home, his dignity, and his job. Oh -- and his college-bound daughter is pregnant and he might die. Read all this and weep and laugh. This is a tender, messy, and funny book about one American man. (You might just know him.) Highly recommended.
~Frayda
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Oy, have you heard about the Middlesteins? Such tsuris in that family! The wife is eating herself to death, the husband has left her, and their children just have to cope. This megillah flows like a chocolate fountain at the twin grandkids’ b’nai mitzvah, and it’s so full of food, anger, guilt, and compassion, you’ll plotz! Lots of laughs, too. If you crave a good book to nosh on, look no further.
~Molly
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After the death of her mother, Emma Brockes wants to understand the fierce loving character that her mother was and why she left South Africa alone in her late twenties. This is an outstanding memoir, written with restraint and affection, that will linger in your mind days after.
~Susan
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Lovely. Like a long coffee klatch, where you get to hear all the juicy bits without having to hold up your end. All you have to do is read, smile appreciatively, and shed a tear or two.
~Molly
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This is a book about family, and all its messy complication - fluid alliances, long-held grudges, those we love, but don't always like. A generous and beautifully written story.
~Molly
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