Most of the way through this book, it was a 3 star for me...but the last third of the book, I found myself enjoying it more and wanting to get back to Edward's story. One of the reasons this book so appealed to me, was the NYC location. Having just been there, I am constantly thinking about upt...
I finished reading this book and immediately burst into tears - the kind of tears that you cry in the presence of great art. Hilma Wolitzer is such a wonderful writer. An Available Man has all the elements of fiction that make me want to read a novel. There's narrative pull, character development...
I had this on my "to-read" because it was recommended a while back. In the meantime, I read The Doctor's Daughter and was not very impressed so my expectations had dropped. This was still worse that I expected.It's one of those books that as I read, I see the author rubbing her hands together a...
My dearly departed mother had a saying, “Beautiful things from beautiful minds”. Though sage words from saintly women are often innocently misplaced and then forgotten without cause or consequence, I feel somewhat indebted to Hilma Wolitzer for re-connecting me with one of mom’s lost gems. In...
In the midst of dying, life goes on. For Sandy Kaufman, even as her husband Jay lies in the hospital, her days are filled with through it all is the poignant awareness that these are final days with Jay, time that is precious.
