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Between Two Worlds: A Year in the Life of Riverside Park, NYC
On the surface “Between Two Worlds” reads as a romance, yet there is much more to it. Hanna, a new immigrant from Israel, is trying to rebuild her life in a new society, safe from any violent conflicts, while her heart is still in the old country and the loved one she left behind in harm’s way.
George, a young Jewish musician, is trying to find his own path in life, away from his Jewish, academic, Upper West Side upbringing mold, without losing his own identity.
This is the story of two young adults, both refugees from their old life, struggling to form new identities, new lives for themselves, by reaching beyond their differences and their own demons. It’s about the personal price many immigrants pay in emotional pain and loneliness cost.
“Between Two Worlds” is suitable for all ages, for those who believe in love, forgiveness, redemption and hope. And for those who remember the Upper West Side when it was considered the “Wild West” of Manhattan.
George, a young Jewish musician, is trying to find his own path in life, away from his Jewish, academic, Upper West Side upbringing mold, without losing his own identity.
This is the story of two young adults, both refugees from their old life, struggling to form new identities, new lives for themselves, by reaching beyond their differences and their own demons. It’s about the personal price many immigrants pay in emotional pain and loneliness cost.
“Between Two Worlds” is suitable for all ages, for those who believe in love, forgiveness, redemption and hope. And for those who remember the Upper West Side when it was considered the “Wild West” of Manhattan.
349 pages, Hardcover
Published December 7, 2022
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May 1, 2023
Most of us have immigrant stories in our past. Who does not have a grandmother or a great-grandmother or father who came from "The Old County" wherever that may be. I remember my grandmother telling me stories of her early life in the US and stories her mother handed down to her in Italy. How her suitor watched her from a hole in his newspaper, sitting across the street, afraid to be seen staring at her, smitten in love. These are wonderful stories.
This is one of those stories about a wonderful Israeli girl, having come to the United States with complicated and difficult past and the emotions that her experiences brought with her. The one thing that brings her peace is working in her garden. I know the author through a garden club, so the author knows how gardens can be healing places. Through the garden she makes one contact and then another and like a flower we see the story that is her life unfold in front of us. We also become acquainted with a vibrant young Jewish community in New York City with their love of art and music and family. The book left me wanting more. Which is what a good book should do.
This is one of those stories about a wonderful Israeli girl, having come to the United States with complicated and difficult past and the emotions that her experiences brought with her. The one thing that brings her peace is working in her garden. I know the author through a garden club, so the author knows how gardens can be healing places. Through the garden she makes one contact and then another and like a flower we see the story that is her life unfold in front of us. We also become acquainted with a vibrant young Jewish community in New York City with their love of art and music and family. The book left me wanting more. Which is what a good book should do.
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