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This author explores complex family histories and cultural identities. Her literary style is characterized by a deep dive into character psychology and rich, evocative language. The author's works often examine themes of migration, loss, and the search for roots in a changing world. Her writing offers a unique perspective on the immigrant experience and the lives of their descendants.
- 2023
- 2018
Bachelor Girl
- 405 pages
- 15 hours of reading
From the first paragraphs, BACHELOR GIRL plunges the reader deep into life during the Jazz Age... [T]he mystery of Ruppert's largesse and the slow revealing of other secrets and confessions will keep readers up all night looking for answers alongside Winthrope and Kramer. Booklist, starred review
- 2015
In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge