Read more
"What do you do when the people you love are declining right in front of your eyes? What can you do but rage at all that is cruel, laugh at all that is absurd, and show up for whatever happens next Mira Cayne's father has been in physical decline for decades, ever since his spinal cord injury at the age of forty-four. He was never the dad who ran a marathon, but he was the strongest and most resililent man Mira knew. Now, at seventy-nine, Matt Frank is recovering from his second surgery, and Mira can see a change in him. The compounding affects of old age and his infirmity are taking a toll on his fighting spirit, and Mira is trying to be strong for them both. She isn't sure she is up to the task ... Mira clings to strength and inspiration wherever she can find them: Mae's Bible, her friends' courage, her father's iron will, and her daughter's smile. She grapples with faith--her own lapsed Jewish commitment and Mae's unyielding Christian belief. She fights her fears and confronts her rage, all while navigating the challenges of shifting family relationships"--
About the author
Rebecca Sugar is a writer whose column, The Cocktail Party Contrarian, appears in
The New York Sun every other Friday. Her work has also been published in the
Wall Street Journal, the
Washington Examiner,
USA Today,
Spectator USA,
Jewish News Syndicate, the
Christian Post, the
Jewish Journal, and more.
Rebecca holds a BA in literature from University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in history from Jewish Theological Seminary. She lives in New York City with her husband, her teenage son and daughter, and her English Bulldog, Batman.
