While trying to save his marriage, a father struggles to reconnect with his newly devout son. A pure-hearted artist finds his devotion cruelly tested, while his true love tries to repent for the biggest mistake of her life. Forced together on a trip from Manhattan to Rhode Island, a father and son attempt to reconnect over lobster, cigarettes, and a buried secret. And in the collection’s daring first story, an arrogant businessman begins a forbidden affair during the High Holidays. The Book of Life is an unforgettable collection of stories about faith, family, grief, love, temptation, and redemption. Written in clear, crystalline prose, these stories signal the arrival of an exciting and bold new writer.

The Book of Life will be published in the US September 1, 2011 by Reagan Arthur Books/Little, Brown

Foreign Editions:

The Book of Life will be published in the UK by Picador

in France by Albin Michel

in Germany by Kiepenheuer & Witsch

in Italy by Bollati Boringhieri

(here’s the cover)