December’s Book Pick: The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (SPECIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT)
I’m thrilled to announce that our December read is The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer! On December 17th, I (@libraryofdreaming) will be hosting an author chat with Jean Meltzer on Instagram Live!
When: December 17th at 6pm EST
Where: @libraryofdreaming’s Instagram
[ID: A blue book with curling white script saying “The Matzah Ball” with illustrated characters on either side. One is a white woman with dark hair and a blue dress and the other is a brown haired white man in a tux. There are Stars of David and menorahs scattered around the text.]
Genre: Adult Romance
Representation: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (own voice)
Synopsis:
Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. For a decade she’s hidden her career as a Christmas romance novelist from her family. Her talent has made her a bestseller even as her chronic illness has always kept the kind of love she writes about out of reach.
But when her diversity-conscious publisher insists she write a Hanukkah romance, her well of inspiration suddenly runs dry. Hanukkah’s not magical. It’s not merry. It’s not Christmas. Desperate not to lose her contract, Rachel’s determined to find her muse at the Matzah Ball, a Jewish music celebration on the last night of Hanukkah, even if it means working with her summer camp archenemy—Jacob Greenberg.
Though Rachel and Jacob haven’t seen each other since they were kids, their grudge still glows brighter than a menorah. But as they spend more time together, Rachel finds herself drawn to Hanukkah—and Jacob—in a way she never expected. Maybe this holiday of lights will be the spark she needed to set her heart ablaze.
More exciting news! I’m giving away one copy of this book on Instagram!