Jewish Book Festival brochure

International Bestselling Authors Share Their Latest Novels
February 27 • 1:00 - 3:30 pm • Jewish Cong. of Marco Island
Sponsored by Jewish Congregation of Marco Island
February 28 • 1:00 - 3:30 pm • Temple Shalom in Naples
Sponsored by Women’s Cultural Alliance and John R. Wood Properties
Jenna Blum • The Lost Family
The Lost Family features a husband devastated by grief he cannot voice, a
frustrated wife competing with a ghost she cannot banish, and a daughter
sensitive to the pain of her family and another family that was lost before she
was born. Spanning three cinematic decades, The Lost Family is a charming,
funny, elegantly bittersweet study of loss and love.
Jenna Blum is one of Oprah’s Top Thirty Women Writers. Her first novel,
Those Who Save Us, won the Ribalow Prize, awarded by Hadassah magazine
and adjudged by Elie Wiesel. Blum interviewed Holocaust survivors for the
Steven Spielberg Survivors of the Shoah Foundation for five years. Her novels
have been published in over 20 countries.
Alyson Richman • The Secret of Clouds
The Secret of Clouds is an emotionally-charged novel about a mother’s
love, a teacher’s journey, and a child’s heart. Told from the perspectives of a
young mother and the devoted teacher who befriends her son, The Secret of
Clouds spans two countries and decades to reveal what really matters – love
and hope. It’s a story that examines what it means to actually live life with a
full heart.
Alyson Richman is the international bestselling author of The Velvet Hours,
The Garden of Letters, The Lost Wife, The Last Van Gogh, The Rhythm of
Memory and The Mask Carver’s Son.
FEB
27& 28
WED & THU
Join authors Jenna Blum and Alyson Richman at a private reception
for Platinum and Gold level Patrons on Tuesday evening, February 26.
Beverages and desserts will be served.
Become a Patron today! See the Patron Benefits page
in the back of this brochure for more information.
Patron reception generously hosted by Estelle and Stuart Price.
The Jewish Congregation of Marco Island
991 Winterberry Drive • Marco Island, FL 34145
239-642-0800
www.marcojcmi.com
Rabbi Mark Gross
Cantorial Soloist Hari Jacobsen
Member of the Union for Reform Judaism
Services Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Seasonal: Saturday Talmud-Torah at 9:30 a.m.
and Shachrit at 10:30 a.m.
Rabbi’s Life Long Learning Series • Saul I. Stern Cultural Series
Sidney R. Hoffman Jewish Film Festival • JCMI Book Club
We look forward to welcoming you
to Temple Shalom for five
Book Festival programs!
Temple Shalom • 4630 Pine Ridge Rd. • Naples, FL 34119
239-455-3030 • info@naplestemple.org •naplestemple.org