Whose story are we telling? Is it the story we’re meant to live, or someone else’s? Is it forced on us by society or family or religion? How do we make sure it's ours?

Anna Solomon’s provocative third novel, The Book of V., charts the paths of three women separated by generations, and their struggles to express their authentic selves. Woven into the Jewish story of Purim, the novel grapples with what is to have one’s own identity, especially as a women pressed by cultural ideas of who she should be.

Anna and Justin discuss the challenges of writing in the age of COVID, releasing a book during lockdown, and the dance of parenting and working as a writer. They also discuss the surprising wonder of letting go of the process and letting the writing "wander."

The Book of V. has been named an NPR Best Book of 2020, a Good Morning America Book Club book, and has been praised by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine and many more. Find it at the link below.

LINKS

The Book of V.  https://amzn.to/39PjbIo

The story of Purim https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/purim-101/

Anna’s website  www.AnnaSolomon.com

Anna on Good Morning America  https://gma.abc/2VRvRGq

Anna’s LA Times piece on life during quarantine https://lat.ms/3gpXTT8