Jewish Book Series: “Woman of Valor” by Lynne Golodner & “Love, Me” by Jessica Saunders

Join us for this Jewish Book Series virtually featuring authors Lynne Golodner
and Jessica Saunders for a discussion about the intertwining themes of their
woman-centered novels.

**_Woman of Valor_ by Lynne Golodner**
What would you do if you had a second chance at first love? That’s Sally’s
dilemma.
Sally Lieberman chose to become an Orthodox Jew in her twenties because it was
comforting, calming and full of community and family. It didn’t hurt that
religious observance brought her to the man of her dreams-her patient, sexy
husband, Barry.

Ten years in, Sally has everything she ever wanted, a passionate marriage with
three children and a best friend she can count on. She loves everything about
her chosen life.
Until her son is abused at school, and she’s shocked by her husband’s
response. That’s when Sally’s first love finds her online and wants her back-
something she dreamed about long before she became a religious wife.

It would be easy to abandon the community that is abandoning her-but she’s not
the same person she was when she first fell in love with John. Sally is caught
between two worlds. Can she give up the life she’s built with Barry?

Experience the sensory-rich, food-filled Orthodox community of Skokie,
Illinois in Woman of Valor, and see why Sally Lieberman loves this often-
difficult, yet surprisingly-inspiring way of life-even when everything seems
stacked against her. Ask yourself what you would do if you had a second-chance
with your first love.

**_Love, Me_ by Jessica Saunders**
A pitch-perfect exploration of modern married life, Jessica Saunders’s
deliciously readable novel embraces the truth that some old flames can’t be
snuffed out, no matter how many years go by. Rachel Miller is a lawyer and
mother of two who’s just as comfortable in a courtroom as she is on the
sidelines of a soccer field. Sure, her marriage is on autopilot, her parents
are overly involved, and the other suburban moms are just a little bit catty.

But if you ask Rachel, life is good. That is until her world is upended when
racy photos of her and her high school boyfriend, the famous actor Jack
Bellow—along with his love letters to her—are published in a tabloid,
unexpectedly thrusting Rachel into the spotlight. This newfound attention
calls into question her marriage, her career, and her superstar ex. Betrayed
by someone she trusted and reunited with the man she tried so hard to forget,
Rachel must ask herself, “How did I get here? And what do I really want?”
Reminiscent of novels by Sophie Kinsella and Rebecca Serle, Love, Me is a
sweet, honest foray into love, marriage, and the fantasy of a second-chance
romance with the one that got away. Readers will find this lively debut
romance book easy to devour and hard to put down.

**Mature content, reader discretion advised.**

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_In partnership with the Jewish Book Council._

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