A contemporary spin off of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (Shylock is My Name)

The setting is modern day England and Simon Strulovitch, a wealthy businessman and philanthropist met Shylock in the cemetery while they visited the respective graves of their loved ones; Strulovitch for his mother and Shylock for his wife Leah. In this recent novel (Shylock is My Name) by Man Booker Prize …

The Magic of Hand-me-downs: From Nicholas to Jeff Junior

There’s a certain magic about hand-me-downs. I’m witnessing it at this very moment: our younger son Jeff Junior wearing the jacket and pants previously owned by his older brother Nicholas. When Jeff and I learned in early 2015 that we’re pregnant again, I knew that we’re having a boy. We …

Wit, humor, and a whole lot of fun in this historical fiction novel (Playing the Part)

It is the meeting of colorful characters, who exchanged witty lines in the most hilarious circumstances that sets this Jen Turano story apart from other novels of this genre. Playing the Part, the third novel in the A Class of Their Own series, followed the life of famed stage actress …

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