Sande boritz berger does this for americans who lived during the 1940s by recalling items such as the monthly magazine modern screen, one of the first. Moore, tildas promise sande boritz berger, splitlevel in splitlevel, set as the nation recoils from nixon, alex pearl is about to commit the first major transgression of her life. Sande boritz berger sets a 1970s jersey housewife on a provocative collision course in splitlevel, a sharp portrait of female empowerment. For years she attended the writers voice in nyc and writing conferences at stony bro. Reading helped widen the borders of the narrow world i inhabited. Healing from holocaust survivor guilt november 5, 2015 jewish book month begins tomorrow november 6december 6, but the best books on jewish themes are also the ones that resonate with universal messages. A former video producer, sande boritz berger received an m. The sweetness by sande boritz berge im hooked on books. A life lesson from a hidden jewish girl in wwii since ive been here, every day, without realizing, i have tried to find something that makes me happy, no matter how small a thing that might be. Through sensitive insights, a woman finds an honest version of herself after realizing that her ideas on the nuclear family have made her erase vital parts of her identity. President and founder 1980 to 2000 new york, new york. A novel the sexual revolution enters the jersey suburbs and shakes up the life of a shy woman coming to terms with her own evolving identity. After two decades as a scriptwriter and videofilm producer for fortune 500 companies, sande boritz berger returned to her passion.
Sande boritz berger author after two decades as a scriptwriter and videofilm producer for fortune 500 companies, sande boritz berger returned to writing fiction and nonfiction full time. The sweetness by sande boritz berger overdrive rakuten. Sande boritz bergers impressive debut novel examines the lives of two. The sweetness by sande boritz berger jewish book world. Sep 15, 2014 in her upcoming novel, the sweetness, sande boritz berger looks at the impact of world war ii and the holocaust on a jewish family living in new york. Sande boritz berger does this for americans who lived during the 1940s by recalling items such as the monthly magazine modern screen, one of the first journals to record the private lives of movie stars, mascara which came in cake form and had to be applied with a wet brush, and cut glass doorknobs. In my upcoming novel, the sweetness, the family patriarch, charles kane, is a successful manufacturer of womens knitwear in new york city during the early 1940s. Her first historical fiction novel, the sweetness, focuses on a jewish orphan during the holocaust of wwii ww2. Sande boritz berger wrote the sweetness, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Jun 21, 20 the sweetness read an excerpt powered by zola the sweetness. A video advertising marketing company for fashion, cosmetics, and education. Sande boritz berger, splitlevel in splitlevel, set as the nation recoils from nixon, alex pearl is about to commit the first major transgression of her life. Sande boritz berger audio books, best sellers, author.
Awardwinning author to speak at ncjwessex books and bites event. Sande boritz berger to speak at books and bites ncjw. Writer and novelist april 1, 1995 to 2018 new york, new york. Brooklynborn mira kane is the 18yearold daughter of a welltodo manufacturer of womens knitwear in new york.
The structure of the sweetness, with alternating chapters between the two main charactersrosha, a preteen in vilna confined to the basement to hide and her cousin, mira, ensconced in a brooklyn upperclass mansion. The sweetness was a semifinalist in amazons breakthrough novel awards. Boritz berger, sande, campbell, cassandra, audible studios. Sande boritz berger author of the sweetness 914 she. Baxters book nook good friends, good books and a sleepy. Browse sande boritz bergers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. It is a novel of coming to terms with tragedy and the scars of war but more so it is a novel dealing with the challenges faced by the second generation. Behind the book i have always wanted to be a writer june 2015 hi ellen. Rosha an eight year old girl who doesnt really comprehend whats going on around her, is living in vilna when her family is.
Author sande boritz berger is no exception, and in her debut novel, the sweetness, she explores the origins of her own familys unhappiness, hidden from her for so long. Roshas cousin, mira kane, a gifted teen with dreams of escaping to hollywood to become a designer, finds her plans abruptly thwarted when her father traumatized by the fate of his vilna relatives becomes intent on safeguarding those he loves from a brutal. Inspired by true events, the sweetness is a tale of heartbreak and hope at a most tragic time in history. Shes got a lovely home in an upscale jersey suburb, two precocious daughters, and a charming husband, donny. Sande boritz bergers the sweetness is one of those books, with the 2014 indiefab book of the year award finalist reporting brisk sales. This book can easily stand with the likes of the lilac girls and all the light we cannot see, books with similar themes. Something to remind me of the sweetness, the wise woman tells her.
The story starts in vilna, poland in 1941 as the polish jews are being herded into the woods to their death by the invading nazis. I am a writer, mother and grandmother and a recent graduate of an mfa program in writing and literature from stony brook southampton college. In sande boritz bergers recent novel the sweetness, two jewish cousins, 7yearold rosha kaninsky modeled after bergers 2nd cousin by the same name and 18yrold mira kane modeled after bergers own mother are separated by an ocean and continent. View sande boritz bergers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Sande boritz berger books list of books by author sande. Sophie brody award 2014 nominee early in the sweetness, an inquisitive young girl asks her grandmother why she is carrying nothing but a jug of sliced lemons and water when they are forced by the germans to evacuate their ghetto. I used to stand on a chair and write in between the vines of my rosepatterned wallpaper hiding words of sorrow, anger and fear from the time i. Yet much begins to change when the war in europe reaches catastrophic levels, and hitlers plan is put into action. Nov 05, 2015 healing from holocaust survivor guilt november 5, 2015 jewish book month begins tomorrow november 6december 6, but the best books on jewish themes are also the ones that resonate with universal messages. Sande boritz berger commented on ellen shermans article swp. Sande boritz berger, cassandra campbell, audible studios. Sande boritz berger is a fine writer, with a great eye for the telling details. Like the book thief and those who save us, the sweetness is a poignant portrait of life during a most tragic time in history. Jul 04, 2014 the sweetness, a novel by sande boritz berger kept me interested until the end.
The sweetness is a bold book, and an important one. Sande boritz berger audio books, best sellers, author bio. Before long the fallout of uprisings and the many pogroms are realized on the home front. Theres no need to explain that the child adorning the cover of my novel, the sweetness, was born years before me. Jun 02, 2016 a former video producer, sande boritz berger received an m. For as long as she can remember, libraries have been sande boritz bergers safe haven and books her greatest joy. The sweetness, a novel by sande boritz berger kept me interested until the end. Early in the sweetness, an inquisitive young girl asks her grandmother why she is carrying nothing but a jug of sliced lemons and water when they are forced by the germans to evacuate their ghetto. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Awardwinning author sande boritz berger will lead the discussion about her newest book, the sweetness, on wednesday, september 9, 2015, at the books and bites discussion group hosted by the national council of jewish women, essex county ncjwessex. In her upcoming novel, the sweetness, sande boritz berger looks at the impact of world war ii and the holocaust on a jewish family living in new york. Early in the sweetness, an inquisitive young girl asks her.
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Sande boritz berger provides a breathtaking look at spousal. Author of the sweetness a novel by she writes press, and splitlevel a novel this may 2019. The sweetness, an historical debut novel by sande boritz berger, captures daily life life in an horrific period, nazi poland. Sande boritz berger to speak at books and bites ncjw essex. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Well worth reading, filled with compelling characters caught in the horrific events of wwii. With kaylie jones, author of lies my mother never told me, and daughter, 2010. The sweetness by sande boritz berger tells the story of two young jewish girls. Sande boritz berger faces family history in debut novel. It is a novel of coming to terms with tragedy and the scars of war but more so it is a novel dealing with the. Her debut novel, the sweetness, was published in september 2014 by she writes press was a semifinalist in amazons breakthrough novel awards. Previously, for 20 years, id been a video producer for major corporations but gave it up to write full time. I totally related to your essay and thank you for the subject.
Awardwinning author sande boritz berger talks with big blend radio about her latest book, splitlevel. The kaninskis are a family of mother, father, daughter and grandmother. But why shouldnt she remain an officially contented, soontoturnthirty wife. Berger doesnt shrink from the rough history that informs her heroines lives, but she mitigates its harshness with a deep measure of sympathy and hope. Sande boritz berger author of the ww2 novel, the sweetness, and suburban 70s tale, splitlevel, a novel. After two decades as a scriptwriter and video producer for fortune 500 companies, sande returned to her other passion. Hilma wolitzer, author of an available man sande boritz berger has created a complete, rich novel about survivor guilt and innocence. Something sour to remind me of the sweetness, she tells her, setting the theme for what. The sweetness read an excerpt powered by zola the sweetness.
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