Books are gifts whose pleasures outlast the day when they are given. Treat someone on your list and/or yourself to one of the following, and give a lasting gift to the independent presses that publish them.
From Tazia and Gemma (Vine Leaves Press): “The horses pulling the hose cart resist, spooked by the falling bodies.” 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.
From A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (Alternative Book Press): “We were treated worse and paid less than Toto, the dog.” 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): “In Lemberg, people asked ‘What will make God happy?” In America, ‘What will make me happy?’” An emotionally charged tale of an immigrant Jewish family in turmoil when their children rebel during WWI. Order on Amazon.
Read more about each book in NOVELS.
