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"The first set in modern New York City, featuring a hard-working smart-mouthed Latina investigator, Felicity Ortega Pâerez, specializing in forensic accounting and document examination, as she hunts for a missing person who holds the clue to an ancient mystery. Little does she realize how deep the criminality goes, and what she will learn about her own hidden past. The ancient section is a radical revision of the Book of Ruth--the first person in the Bible to convert to the religion of Israel. When Ruth's husband dies under strange circumstances, she must join the exiles returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple in order to secure a future for herself, her grieving mother-in-law Naomi, and her future offspring. Unfortunately, the returning exiles also include religious leaders like Ezra and Nehemiah, who plan to 'purify' the land by expelling all the foreign women, and Ruth must prove her worth under dire conditions, including a major famine. From Sun to Sun is a tale of love, devotion, and sacrifice depicting the challenges facing two determined 'foreign' women as they battle ignorance, hatred, and indifference in two distinct historical periods--Iron Age Israel and the modern world. Each in their own struggle to find justice and a place in society--a seemingly endless battle in a time of social upheaval, fluid identities, and diverse cross-cultural complexities. In short, the novel is about combating prejudice, and who gets to decide who is 'one of us' and who's a 'foreigner, ' and what it takes to prove you belong"--
About the author
Kenneth Wishnia’s novels include
23 Shades of Black, which was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel and an Anthony for Best Paperback Original;
Soft Money, a
Library Journal Best Mystery of the Year; and
Red House, a
Washington Post Book World “Rave” Book of the Year. His short stories have appeared in
Ellery Queen,
Alfred Hitchcock, Queens Noir,
Long Island Noir,
Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail, and elsewhere. He edited the Anthony Award–nominated anthology
Jewish Noir and coedited
Jewish Noir II with Chantelle Aimée Osman. He teaches writing, literature, and other
deviant forms of thought at Suffolk Community College on Long Island.
Summary
From Sun to Sun presents two parallel stories separated by twenty-five centuries: The first, set in modern New York City, features a hardworking, smart-mouthed Latina investigator, Felicity Ortega Pérez, as she hunts for a missing person who holds the clue to an ancient mystery. Little does she realize how deep the criminality goes and what she will learn about her own hidden past.
The ancient story is a radical revision of the biblical Book of Ruth: When her husband dies under strange circumstances, Ruth must join the exiles returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple in order to secure a future for herself and her grieving mother-in-law, Naomi. Unfortunately, the returning exiles include religious leaders who plan to "purify" the land by expelling all the foreign women.
From Sun to Sun is a tale of love, devotion, and sacrifice depicting the challenges facing two determined women as they confront ignorance, hatred, and indifference in their pursuit of justice—a seemingly endless struggle in a time of social upheaval, fluid identities, and diverse cross-cultural complexities. This novel is about who gets to decide who’s one of us and who’s a foreigner, and what it takes to prove you belong.
