If you’re in search of a holiday gift not limited to “Black Friday,” take a look at these books:
From A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (Alternative Book Press): “Stubbornness comes from a weak will and a strong won’t.” A probing fictional biography of the actor who played the Munchkin Coroner in the 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz. Order on Amazon.
From On the Shore (Vine Leaves Press): “Skin colors varied from the freckled paleness of the Irish to the strong tea hue of the Italians.” An emotionally charged tale of an immigrant Jewish family in turmoil when their children rebel during WWI. Order on Amazon.
From Tazia and Gemma (Vine Leaves Press): “I wish I hadn’t been so caught up in myself and paid more attention to what was going on in her life.” The heartfelt and suspenseful story of an unwed Italian immigrant who survives the 1911 Triangle Waist Co. fire and the daughter who seeks her father 50 years later. Order on Amazon.
Read more about each book in NOVELS.