Jewish Mothers Never Die: A Novel

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The mothers of some of the most illustrious Jewish men in recent history--Albert Einstein, Marcel Proust, Sigmund Freud, Woody Allen, the Marx Brothers--are chatting in heaven. The subject: their respective sons--and their undying love for their mothers. Each one, as before in life, engages in one-upmanship toward the others when speaking about herown renowned offspring, and no opportunity to boast can ever be missed: "He loves me so much that for my last birthday he bought me a fabulous fur coat." "Oh! Mine topped that.

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"A captivating novel! With a simple touch of perspective, Natalie David-Weill delicately etches an old subject." --ELLE Belgium

"Filled with humor and historically accurate, the novel touches on a mythic subject." --Paris-Match

"A funny and fascinating novel about famous Yiddish mothers in Paradise." --Le Point
"A captivating novel! With a simple touch of perspective, Natalie David-Weill delicately etches an old subject." --ELLE Belgium

"Filled with humor and historically accurate, the novel touches on a mythic subject." --Paris-Match

"A funny and fascinating novel about famous Yiddish mothers in Paradise." --Le Point

Author Bio

Natalie David-Weill holds a Ph.D. in French literature and is a screenwriter, with credits including Mort d'un gardien de la paix and Navarro.