Tag: Helen Atsma
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_The Middlesteins_ by Jami Attenberg
_The Middlesteins_ by Jami Attenberg Another novel edited by my editor friend and this one was so interesting. The Middlesteins are a family that is trying to survive despite a strong, overbearing and self-destructive central figure who has greatly affected everyone in the family in different ways. They become a typically dysfunctional middle-class Jewish American…
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_Does This Church Make Me Look Fat?_ by Rhoda Janzen
_Does This Church Make Me Look Fat?_ by Rhoda Janzen Quite some time ago, I read Rhoda Janzen’s first book _Mennonite in a Little Black Dress_ and was quite entertained. A former colleague, college-mate and friend of mine edited these books, so I always am interested in reading her edited novels. Also, since I had…
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_Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home_
_Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home_ My friend in NYC is an editor for Henry Holt and she gave me this book when we caught up after four years. She edited this book and she said it was a funny story that she thought I might like. While I’ve become…
