The matchmaker's gift : a novel / Lynda Cohen Loigman.
"From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, comes a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates in the most unexpected places in The Matchmaker's Gift. Is finding true love a calling or a curse? Even as a child in 1910, Sara Glikman knows her gift: she is a maker of matches and a seeker of soulmates. But among the pushcart-crowded streets of New York's Lower East Side, Sara's vocation is dominated by devout older men-men who see a talented female matchmaker as a dangerous threat to their traditions and livelihood. After making matches in secret for more than a decade, Sara must fight to take her rightful place among her peers, and to demand the recognition she deserves. Two generations later, Sara's granddaughter, Abby, is a successful Manhattan divorce attorney, representing the city's wealthiest clients. When her beloved Grandma Sara dies, Abby inherits her collection of handwritten journals recording the details of Sara's matches. But among the faded volumes, Abby finds more questions than answers. Why did Abby's grandmother leave this library to her and what did she hope Abby would discover within its pages? Why does the work Abby once found so compelling suddenly feel inconsequential and flawed? Is Abby willing to sacrifice the career she's worked so hard for in order to keep her grandmother's mysterious promise to a stranger? And is there really such a thing as love at first sight?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250278098
- Physical Description: 306 pages : map ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Subject: | Grandmothers > Fiction. Jewish women > Fiction. Love > Fiction. Nineteen nineties > Fiction. Nineteen tens > Fiction. Soul mates > Fiction. Women lawyers > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Vanderhoof Public Library | AF LOI (Text) | 35193000395741 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-09-18 |