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Don't Forget to Write: A Novel

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In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She’s Up to No Good.When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye.To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly. As the summer unfolds, Ada and Marilyn head for the Jersey shore, where Marilyn helps Ada scope out eligible matches—for anyone but Marilyn, that is.Because if there’s one thing Marilyn’s learned from Ada, it’s that she doesn’t have to settle. With the school year quickly approaching and her father threatening to disinherit her, Marilyn must make her choice for her future: return to the comfortable life she knows or embrace a risky, unknown path on her own. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (September 1, 2023)


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2023


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 8144 KB


Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled


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    • A power-packed novel about life, love & freedom
American attitudes towards family have changed a lot since the 1960s. Young women are less regarded as family property to be given off in marriage, and feminism has thankfully facilitated women making life choices for themselves. It’s helpful, however, to remember occasionally what life was like in this prior era, which really isn’t so long ago. In this novel, Sara Goodman Confino takes us back through the story of a young lady who, in embracing her freedom, comes to realize that life and love are what you make of it. The twenty-year-old protagonist Marilyn Kleinman grows up in a wealthy Jewish household in New York City. Her father, from a previous generation, holds patriarchal views about family. On the Sabbath, Marilyn is hilariously caught making out with the rabbi’s son. Under threat of having to marry fast to avoid a synagogue scandal, Marilyn is sent to live with her elderly, strict, but rich aunt Ada for the summer. Ada is a professional matchmaker, and her presumed task is either to reform Marilyn so that she can resume college or marry her off to someone else. However, as is common in life, things are not as they first appear. Inexperienced Marilyn learns that Ada is actually quite skilled in teaching people how to find love and happiness. Young Marilyn also learns that she herself is more limited in these endeavors than she first thinks. Amorous adventures ensue in a beachfront New Jersey town, but she learns that Ada has more personal depth than meets the eye. The plot unfolds and twists and turns until Marilyn grows up to be more in control of herself and her life. The very end even brings forth a marvelous surprise! This book combines many themes to capture readers of all sorts: coming of age, changing family mores, feminism, relationships between generations, Jewish culture, and – of course – love in its many forms. The only motif that I wished would have found its way into this quick-moving tale is one of social responsibility to help others, particularly the less fortunate. But this book still packs a power punch to interested readers. It’s lighthearted enough to delight while dealing with meaningful issues that entice and engage readers’ hearts. Well done! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023 by Scott J Pearson
    • READ IT!!!!
Marilyn Kleinman is let’s say unique…especially for a young Jewish woman in the 1960s. What she wants and what her father is expecting her to be and do are two very different things. Especially after her and the Rabbi’s son come crashing through the glass kissing at the synagogue in front of the entire congregation. The solution after she refuses to marry the boy…send her off to Great Aunt Ada’s for the summer. Maybe that strict Aunt can set her properly in the path she needs to take is what she is told by her parents. Stay with her over the summer (her mother had done it when she was her age) and maybe her father might allow her to go back to college in the fall. Except the only true thing about what she has been told about Great Aunt Ada, is that she is a matchmaker. Marilyn now learns where she gets the sharp comeback, quick witted, personality from. Ada makes Marilyn work for her business of matchmaking over the summer, first in Philadephia where she lives and then in New Jersey where she goes for the summer. She is using it as a way to build up the number of male clients she has because right now she has more females than males. But she also is using it as a way for Marilyn to find out who she really is, what she wants, what love is and more… Especially when going through all the photos that are in boxes in Ada’s house, she learns about the family’s past and who the women in her life truly were. Now she just has to come to a decision of who she really wants to be. This book is one you won’t want to put down. It has this way of making you feel like you are there if you close your eyes. It has its quirks, its laughs, its tears and so much more. You know in a way Marilyn’s character and where they were in New Jersey reminded me of the 1988 movie Beaches for some reason, maybe just the setting I’m not sure. Which then made it even a better read. I haven’t read any of Sara’s other books yet but I will definitely be putting them on my TBR list. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2023 by M. Bass
    • What an enjoyable read!
What to say! I’ve never before written a review of a book I’ve received from Amazon, but this story moved me. The central character is my favorite type of protagonist, a female of strength and drive; the antagonists are not evil, but products of their times and culture. Set in the 60’s when many believed that women did not need to pursue a career or education, that their main purpose was to wed and care for their man and children, this is the story of a young woman who wants more than that and her journey to achieve her goals. This was the first book by Sara Goodman Confino that I have read, and I was enthralled. The author pulled me in immediately with the humorous scene been Marilyn Klienman and the rabbi’s son, causing me to LOL. And tears…oh, my. I couldn’t put it down. It is the story of a young woman and her coming of age, growth as a character, and love of family. It is also the story of her great-aunt and her mother, their youths and their loves, their conflicts, their joys, their life journeys. It is the story of life—family, love (both lost and found), and character development and growth. A story well-written, depicting women in the 60’s, the era in which I spent my youth. Thanks, Ms. Confino, for giving me a character(s) I could so easily identify with, Marilyn and Ada, I know them well! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023 by baba

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