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LocationOakland
Call NoF THR
TitleI Don't Know how to Tell you This / Marian Trum
AuthorThrum, Marian
Barcode47660111112450
CollectionFiction
Summary I Don’t Know How to Tell You This focuses on Judge Rachel Sugarman and her life both inside and outside the courtroom. Rachel is part of a close Jewish family whose lives are marked by significant emotional challenges, including the painful recognition that her beloved husband is slowly being diminished by memory loss, and the past trauma of her mother-in-law, a prickly Holocaust survivor who, in old age, continues to struggle with her grief. Rachel’s career as a judge and the power she wields in her courtroom offer an intimate look at a woman navigating what is still, in the 21st century, a profession most often dominated by men. The novel explores the very topical issues of child and spousal abuse, which color the dark undercurrent of the courtroom scenes. And though it reflects serious issues, there is very clearly a pitch-black comic sensibility at work throughout the novel. By turns sad and touching and quirkily humorous, I Don’t Know How To Tell You This is vintage Marian Thurm.
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International Standard Book Number 9781953002570 28.00
Personal Name Thrum, Marian
Title Statement I Don't Know how to Tell you This / Marian Trum
Imprint Santa Monica, CA : Delphinium Books, Inc. 2025
Physical Description 253 p. hardcover 22 cm.
Summary, Etc. I Don’t Know How to Tell You This focuses on Judge Rachel Sugarman and her life both inside and outside the courtroom. Rachel is part of a close Jewish family whose lives are marked by significant emotional challenges, including the painful recognition that her beloved husband is slowly being diminished by memory loss, and the past trauma of her mother-in-law, a prickly Holocaust survivor who, in old age, continues to struggle with her grief. Rachel’s career as a judge and the power she wields in her courtroom offer an intimate look at a woman navigating what is still, in the 21st century, a profession most often dominated by men. The novel explores the very topical issues of child and spousal abuse, which color the dark undercurrent of the courtroom scenes. And though it reflects serious issues, there is very clearly a pitch-black comic sensibility at work throughout the novel. By turns sad and touching and quirkily humorous, I Don’t Know How To Tell You This is vintage Marian Thurm.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Urban & Street Lit Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Family life. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Marriage & divorce. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Jewish Fiction