This is a novel about love, and in the dying words of the main characters, “what might have been.” But what might have been becomes a labyrinth where loving and being loved by more than one person forces choices and loss. Although the story is told by different characters, all are present as very believable… Continue reading Rowing to Ithaca
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A Love Beyond Grievance
Beginning with an unwanted pregnancy and the red scare of the 1950s, Paul Levitt’s tale of the ups-and-downs—political, professional, sexual, connubial—of an academic life is full of lively incident, telling observation, practical advice, and charm. Plus, there is the protagonist’s indomitable Jewish mother to put everything in perspective! The news of a new novel by… Continue reading A Love Beyond Grievance