“You must be Tamar, ” the woman said, her smile so huge and fake Tamar wanted to scrape it off her face
Chaim picked up his laffa, then put it down. He seemed to be thinking. “I don’t remember ever making a conscious choice in my life”
For a second, Shuey thought the boy was hurt, but when Shuey said, “Yeah, you,” Dovi’s face lit up and he stepped forward
Instead, I was consumed by fear of the unknown. I received no explanation for the many doctors’ visits, nothing to combat my wild imagination that created stories each night to prevent me falling asleep
Once Penina Wasser made up her mind about something, she didn’t do much second-guessing. She moved forward
My breath caught in my throat. Every time I let myself picture that awful moment, I felt first-trimester nausea
