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Dora’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Dora’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Dora Levy Mossanen
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The Last Romanov
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2012
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14 editions
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Harem
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2002
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19 editions
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Scent of Butterflies
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2014
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8 editions
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Courtesan
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2005
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19 editions
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Love and War in the Jewish Quarter
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2022
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8 editions
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Harem: A Novel
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New fiction to fill those cold winter evenings | LIBRARIANS’ ROUNDTABLE | Jewish Community Voice
Thank you Jewish Community Voice, Amy Kaplan and Minna Siegal for highlighting Love and War in the Jewish Quarter in your round-up of "New fiction to fill those cold winter evenings."
Honored to be a part of this prestigious list.
📕 When Franny Stands Up by debut author Eden Robins
📕 The Twelfth Commandment by two-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award author Daniel Torday
📕 Sam by New York Tim Read more of this blog post »
Honored to be a part of this prestigious list.
📕 When Franny Stands Up by debut author Eden Robins
📕 The Twelfth Commandment by two-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award author Daniel Torday
📕 Sam by New York Tim Read more of this blog post »
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“There was a spectator. A man. He had mad eyes. Like Raven. Moon Face’s words resonated in her mind: “One thing is certain. Children inherit the madness of their fathers.”
― Harem
― Harem
“I latch my gaze on her, willing her to redirect her attention toward me. And she does. The two of us are masters in the art of silent communication. I wink, smile, nod my encouragement, raise my glass to her health and to what the night might have in store. I shut my eyes, throw my head back, and sip my drink, hot and burning like an insult. I am here, my friend, behind you all the way. Don’t you worry your pretty little head. Expose your hidden self, the woman who puts the red--district whores to shame.”
― Scent of Butterflies
― Scent of Butterflies
“She spreads her knees wide, summons her enormous reserves of strength, and pushes once. A girl is born. A girl with black curls and skin the color of copper. A girl with exquisite golden eyes, one a translucent opal that reflects the depth of her emotions.”
― The Last Romanov
― The Last Romanov
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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
“There was a spectator. A man. He had mad eyes. Like Raven. Moon Face’s words resonated in her mind: “One thing is certain. Children inherit the madness of their fathers.”
― Harem
― Harem
“I latch my gaze on her, willing her to redirect her attention toward me. And she does. The two of us are masters in the art of silent communication. I wink, smile, nod my encouragement, raise my glass to her health and to what the night might have in store. I shut my eyes, throw my head back, and sip my drink, hot and burning like an insult. I am here, my friend, behind you all the way. Don’t you worry your pretty little head. Expose your hidden self, the woman who puts the red--district whores to shame.”
― Scent of Butterflies
― Scent of Butterflies
“She spreads her knees wide, summons her enormous reserves of strength, and pushes once. A girl is born. A girl with black curls and skin the color of copper. A girl with exquisite golden eyes, one a translucent opal that reflects the depth of her emotions.”
― The Last Romanov
― The Last Romanov
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This Saturday, April 5th, you can find me on the author panel Fiction: Outside Looking In. Come join me!
https://literaryorange.org/index.php
Join me Sunday, May 18th in Mission Viejo for the event Books Are Better Shared. I will be one of the featured authors. Hope to see you there!http://booksarebettershared.com/
I'm excited to be a guest author at Orange County's Premier Literary Event. You can find me on the panel Fiction: Outside Looking In. Come join me!https://literaryorange.org/index.php
I'm honored to share with you Jonathan Kirsch's review of Scent of Butterflies in the Jewish Journal.http://www.jewishjournal.com/books/ar...
By Jennifer Erickson on March 13th, 2014Tales Inspire Ties Across Cultures
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
“Education is the key to equality for women,” said Karen Dennis, chair of the American Association of University Women’s 27th annual literary lunch held last Saturday. No one disagreed.
Year after year the local AAUW showcases women authors to support their mission to empower women and girls through education. The slate never fails to inspire the audience of an event that funds elementary school tutoring and science and math camp for middle school girls, among other programs.
Silent auctions and stellar venue aside, the event’s success owes much to a line-up of speakers who always manage to convince their listeners that they, too, have the power to change lives simply by connecting with others and sharing what they know.
Dora Levy Mossanen surmounted both internal and external cultural barriers through writing. Born in Israel, she moved to Iran at age 9 and then fled with her family to the United States as the Islamic Revolution took hold.
The best-selling author of historical romance novels, including “Harem,” Mossanen admitted that the hardest to write was also the most rewarding. Just-published “Scent of Butterflies,” was inspired by her first husband’s bitter betrayal, culturally accepted in the Persian community while a subsequent divorce was not. But the 20 years she spent cultivating this very personal fiction of betrayal and revenge, “ended up healing me and making me whole again,” she said.
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Another fantastic luncheon with the American Association of Univeristy Women! It's such a pleasure to participate and support the AAUW's mission to educate women and young girls.https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.ne...
Please join me at the Literary Luncheon in Huntington Beach, CA this Saturday, March 14th. I am honored to be one of the guest speakers for the American Association of University Women. The AAUW is a national organization that promotes equality for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.http://aauw-wmfv-hb.com/
Please join me at the Literary Luncheon in Laguna Beach this Saturday, March 8th. I am honored to be one of the guest speakers for the American Association of University Women which has been working to empower women and girls since 1881. http://www.scribd.com/doc/210377766/L...
http://booksarebettershared.com/