In “The Headhunter,” two men develop an unlikely friendship when recruiter Len Siegel places Howard Rifkin in his ideal job. Len and Howard buy houses on the same street, but after twenty years their friendship comes to an abrupt and surprising end. In the title story, Noa Nechemia and her father have immigrated from Israel to Chatwin, New Jer - sey, following the death of her mother. In one moment of insight following a disastrous prom night, Noa discovers her ability to transcend grief and determine the direction of her own life. And in “Half a Day in Halifax” two people meet on a cruise ship where their shared lack of enthusiasm for their trip sparks the possibility of romance. Nadelson’s stories are sympathetic, heart-breaking, and funny as they investigate the characters’ fragile emotional bonds and the fears that often cause them to falter or fail. THESE STORIES ARE RICH, involving, and multi-layered. They draw you in gradually, so that you become immersed in these characters and their lives almost without realizing it.
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