Finalist, 2015 National Jewish Book Award
Honorable Mention, Sophie Brody Medal, American Library Association
One of the Jewish Book Council's 15 fiction books that shaped Jewish literature in 2015
Eve considers motherhood.
Miriam tends Moses.
Lot’s wife looks back.
Vividly reimagined with startling contemporary clarity, Michal Lemberger’s debut collection of short stories gives voice to silent, oft-marginalized biblical women: their ambitions, their love for their children, their values, their tremendous struggles and challenges. Informed by Lemberger’s deep knowledge of the Bible, each of these nine stories story recasts a biblical saga from the perspective of a pivotal woman.
A compelling collection of short stories that gives voice to pivotal female characters in the Bible.
Foreword by Jonathan Kirsch
After Abel
Lots Wife
Drawn from the Water
The Watery Season
Zeresh, His Wife
City of Refuge
Shiloh
Sauls Daughter
And All the Land Between Them
Authors Afterword: The Book of Ruth
National print, broadcast, podcast and blog publicity campaign
Co-op available
Galleys available, national mailings, and SCIBA events
Bookseller and library promotions: LibraryThing and Goodreads
Author promotion on website and social media
Synagogue and university speaking tour with participation at author-affiliated institutions including Barnard College, Columbia University, UCLA, American Jewish University, PEN Center USA, Temple Beth Am, IKAR, and others
Jewish Book Council participation and advertising
Cross-promotion with Prospect Park title, Washing the Dead by Michelle Brafman
eBook available at the same time as print book; eBook ISBN to be included on all press materials and wherever print ISBN is listed. Both mediums willsè
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