Before, during, and after the holidays, books make great gifts. Consider one of these novels for someone else or yourself, and as an extra benefit, reward the independent presses that publish them:
From On the Shore (Vine Leaves Press): “I thought turning the other cheek was a Christian virtue. Is this some Jewish thing too?” 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): “A man pushes a woman before jumping himself. Is it his decision, or hers?” 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): “Perhaps you just like the oddity of having sex with a midget.” A probing fictional biography of the actor who played the Munchkin Coroner in the 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz. Order on Amazon.
Read more about each book in NOVELS.
