Books by Miriam Karmel
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English
review 1: A real charmer on many levels. Though Karmel lives in Minneapolis, she knows Chicago so well that it is an essential element for enjoying the book. Esther is 85 and doesn't want to move to assisted living as her family thinks she should. She likes her life just as it is. Her l...
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English
review 1: What a marvelous, mature debut about 85-year-old Esther Lustig. I appreciate how well we get to know Esther through snippets of her life as a widow in Chicago. As she hosts dinner for her granddaughter Sophie or attends a community class with her neighbor Lorraine, we grow close ...