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The Oth­ers by Sarah Blau

The Oth­ers by Sarah Blau

A biting and propulsive thriller in which a pact made twenty years before lands one woman at the heart of a murder investigation—but is she the next victim, or the primary suspect? As soon...

Hope Valley by Haviva Ner-David

Hope Valley by Haviva Ner-David

Hope Valley is the story of two women, one Jewish-Israeli and one Palestinian-Israeli, who come together to form the unlikeliest of friendships. Tikvah and Ruby meet one summer day right before the outbreak of...

Storm Orphan: A Memoir by Marsha Barrett

Storm Orphan: A Memoir by Marsha Barrett

When Marsha Barrett is six years old, her mother dies of cancer. The youngest of three sisters in a Jewish family, she goes through a turbulent youth during the 1960s and 1970s, rebelling against...

Sarahland by Sam Cohen

Sarahland by Sam Cohen

In Sarahland, Sam Cohen brilliantly and often hilariously explores the ways in which traditional stories have failed us, both demanding and thrillingly providing for its cast of Sarahs new origin stories, new ways to...