All her life, Marilyn Oser has had a love affair with language; fortunately, on neither side has it been monogamous. She is author of the novels Playing for Keeps (under the pseudonym Jack Kendall), Rivka’s War, Even You, November to July, and This Storied Land, and a blog, Streets of Israel. She lives in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island.
5 entries by Marilyn Oser
Like the Appearance of Horses: A Novel
By Andrew Krivak
A multigenerational family endures love, loss, and war in this evocative tale.
Once We Were Home: A Novel
By Jennifer Rosner
Children of the Holocaust struggle to reclaim what they lost.
Valiant Gentlemen: A Novel
By Sabina Murray
A rich, compulsively readable story of friendship, colonialism, and the burden of moral ambiguity.
A Meal in Winter: A Novel of World War II
By Hubert Mingarelli; translated by Sam Taylor
Against a bleak, frigid backdrop, three German soldiers struggle with survival and empathy.
The Secrets of Flight: A Novel
By Maggie Leffler
Intertwined narratives bring the tale of a female WWII pilot to life