'Ellen Boneparth takes us on a journey through memory and a maze of relationships. The energy of her prose draws us in, and we delight as she unearths long suppressed truths about WWII and the Jews of Greece." -Diane Bell, Professor of Anthropology, George Washington University and author of "Evil: A Novel" 'Ellen Boneparth's story of the Jews of Greece is a gift to be grateful for. Beka's spiritual quest will appeal to readers searching for meaning in a multivalent world." -Carol P. Christ, author of "She Who Changes" and "Rebirth of the Goddess"
"Days of Atonement" tells the story of a...
'Ellen Boneparth takes us on a journey through memory and a maze of relationships. The energy of her prose draws us in, and we delight as she unearths...
Even though Ellen Boneparth had made no place in her life for children, she became in her fifties a different kind of mother-a Nona, a godmother to a Greek young woman. For close to five years, she willingly shared herself and her life with Katerina. Together they learned about American college life, travel, relationships, living in foreign cultures, but mostly they learned about themselves and each other. As they traveled back and forth from California to Greece, they discovered that for a parent and child, growing up means growing apart. This story is not only about a godmother and...
Even though Ellen Boneparth had made no place in her life for children, she became in her fifties a different kind of mother-a Nona, a godmother to a ...
Riana Pappas-Jones, director of a nonprofit, Positive Women, in Washington, D.C., works to assist women HIV/AIDS victims in Africa and other developing countries. When she discovers that Big Pharma has developed a method to deliver antiretrovirals but is withholding that method from the developing world in order to increase profit margins, Riana takes on the challenge to beat Pharma at its own game. When her Washington partner opposes her work, she discovers new allies among contacts in Tanzania -- a former university classmate, now diplomat, and a young doctor. How they take on the...
Riana Pappas-Jones, director of a nonprofit, Positive Women, in Washington, D.C., works to assist women HIV/AIDS victims in Africa and other developin...
On the island of Lesbos, two observers of the refugee crisis-American blog journalist Sophie based in Athens and Mytilini artist and sailor Nikos-take on the rescue of Farid, a young Syrian man trying to escape Turkey and reach contacts in Germany. Sophie, Nikos, and Farid become involved with many ugly aspects of the trafficking experience as they take part in and report on the desperate journey of refugees throughout Europe.
Sophie, Nikos, and Farid reach out to other refugees, to authorities both cooperative and uncooperative, and to each other. What they see on the refugee trail is...
On the island of Lesbos, two observers of the refugee crisis-American blog journalist Sophie based in Athens and Mytilini artist and sailor Nikos-take...
A love story about Alzheimer's? How can an author join romance and mental illness into a compelling story about a publisher and fiction editor who meet early, part, and then reconnect in an intriguing professional and personal relationship twenty years later? Do Not Hurry the Journey takes fiction editor Paula Levitt and publisher Bill Walden on a voyage that tests life and love in ways few people experience. It is also a love story of giving and receiving that most people yearn for.
A love story about Alzheimer's? How can an author join romance and mental illness into a compelling story about a publisher and fiction editor who mee...
