Book Description:


Publisher: Wasteland Press, October 23, 2012
Category: Fiction- Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Relationships
Available in: Print & Ebook, 160 pages

In this debut collection, Krasne wields insightful irony and cathartic black humor to illuminate her themes of loss, yearning and survival, bringing to it a biting female perspective. An adept stylist with an ear for dialogue and an eye for personal foibles, Krasne cleverly captures the distinct voices of her characters as they strive to negotiate the subtle and not-so-subtle minefields of family obligation and personal conflict. She has a knack for getting inside her characters’ heads as they strive to keep up appearances. Readers will most surely recognize themselves, their friends and family members in all of these beautifully rendered stories.

My Thoughts:

I loved this book!  Most of the stories are linked so they read like a novella. Part of the reason I loved it so much is that I could personally relate to some of the characters in the linked stories.  They were about a Jewish family,  The Wallachs, living in New York.  I lived in a Jewish family in Minneapolis, often referred to as the “Mini Apple”.  Some of the things the parents would say to their youngest daughter, Alice, my parents said to me. Alice is the narrator, so we see the family dynamics through her eyes.

Another reason I loved Appearances is for the poetic prose of Margo Krasne.  The characters leap off the page and invite you in.  It felt like I was Alice while I was reading.  She wanted to be heard and I heard her loud and clear. It was like riding an emotional rollercoaster. There is also a lot of black humor.  All of the stories are stories that will stay with me.  You don’t have to be from a Jewish family to appreciate Appearances and Other Short Stories  I highly recommend this book to those who love literary fiction and family sagas.  It is a true gem!

5/5

About Margo Krasne:

Margo Krasne, born and raised in Manhattan, has always led two lives. As a radio advertising producer, she sculpted; as a sculptor, she was an extra in commercials, and for the past 24 years, as a communications coach and author of Say it with Confidence, she writes fiction whenever possible.

Thanks to Margo, other tour hosts and myself are giving away one print copy of the book.  Sorry, this giveaway is open to the U.S. Only and ends on March 27, 2013

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