"Allusions to the story of Sylvia Plath and her husband, poet Ted Hughes, combine with details from the Gothic novel tradition and witty pop culture references to create a fascinating tapestry." -- Utne
"[A] heartbreaking and vastly original...
In search of the key to unlock a great family mystery, Lemon Leopold, a Hollywood starlet, and her cousin Eliza, a romance writer, go to Berlin. Soon they are on a trail that leads back to their great-grandfather, Jozef Apfel, a Jewish pioneer of ...
Praise for Norah Labiner:"A splendid, leisurely meditation on the meaning of fame, identity, and love."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Labiner, narrating in several distinct and haunting voices, proves herself a metafictional adept. She succeeds in ...