Monday, July 14, 2014

King David brought to vivid life

Oh what a lovely review of A Peek at Bathsheba!
5.0 out of 5 stars King David brought to vivid life, July 11, 2014
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This review is from: A Peek at Bathsheba (The David Chronicles Book 2) (Kindle Edition)
Uvi Paznanski has brought the story of King David to life, giving us a very human David with human feelings and struggles, which I might point out, in response to a previous review, have not changed much over the millenia. Her work is informed by her deep knowledge of the biblical story and commentary, as well as art history and she does a masterful job of weaving the psalms into the story. She gives David a contemporary voice, which I like. After all, when people speak to each other during any time period they sound contemporary to themselves and each other. At the same time, the richness of her descriptive language, to me, evokes a sense of majesty that seems, well, biblical.
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Not a frivolous book, but a romance with real life

What a thoughtful, great review of Apart From Love:

5.0 out of 5 stars A romance with real life, July 13, 2014
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"Say anything, apart from love." That's the mantra of this book, the heart of it. I'm not commonly a romance reader, but I am a literary reader, and Uvi Poznansky's deft prose and fresh eye showed me corners of the human soul that few novels convey.

A passionate tale told by two people: Ben, a twenty-seven year old student, and Anita, spunky, uneducated, the new wife of , Ben's aging father.

The two, Ben and Anita, feel a dangerous attraction to one another, and the story is off... taking you with it, into secret realms of desire.

Other secrets are soon revealed, about Lenny, Ben's father, and Ben's mother, stricken with early-onset Alzheimer's.

And there is a tape recorder... I won't tell you the part it plays in this journey from grief and guilt to forgiveness and love.

Uvi Poznansky is a thoughtful, talented writer. Her work brims with nuance. This is not a frivolous book, but it is a romance with real life, and a fine one.
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A kiss through a handkerchief

"It was a childless marriage, childless by choice; his choice. A choice about which she had no misgivings, usually; or, if she had any, Edna would soon forget them in his arms. 
Leaning her head against his broad shoulders, she would take in his smell, a mixture of shaving lotion and a trace of sweat, and think herself happy.
But tonight she was lonely. Ethan was not there. Edna tried to imagine him coming close, even whispering some sweet nothings in her ear. She waited for the whisper to dissolve, then tried to force another one—but again, the voice was vacant. She rose to the tips of her toes, as if longing for a kiss. She could almost feel him. His embrace was tight, she nearly fainted—but there was no breath, no warmth in his lips. It was, to her, like a kiss through a handkerchief."

Have you ever wanted to go back to your youth, to reverse the flow of time? For you, is it tempting thought? It would take some kind of magic, which I describe in my story A Heartbeat, Reversed, included in my book Home. In it I use a silent movie projector as a device that allows my character, Edna, to rewind her life. She can control time, or so she wants to believe. 

"At first, it stirred into motion, casting a glowing, larger-than-life face into the darkness. The eyes sparkled, and from the lips came a laughter. It was giggly, yet utterly silent. Edna smiled back at this girl, the spirit of her youth. The eyelashes fluttered and then—with a sudden stutter—something took over the machine; for stuck on that single frame, it started rattling uncontrollably."

Edna watches her long-forgotten wedding event flickering on the wall. The sequence, which is so formal we all know how it ought to be arranged, is reversed. Starting from the moment he carries her across the threshold, we go back through events:

"Ethan and the bride had just separated out from a kiss and stood still, facing each other. The silvery light could barely filter through the wedding canopy. Gathered around them were members of both families. They bore witness, in a serious and ceremonious manner, to the unravelling of this union. 
Edna could see clearly how he kept tugging at that ring on his finger, as if it did not fit, no, it did not feel quite right, now did it. Finally the bride took back her vows and set him free. With great gentleness, she recovered his ring. Ethan, in turn, recovered hers."

How far will she allow this magic to take her? Will she lose control over it, and what are the risks, the repercussions of denying the normal flow of time? Will Edna go back to being a young woman? A girl? A baby? Will she lose her mind? You can reverse a sequence of numbers, but when you get to a single heartbeat, no longer in the context of a sequence, would it matter anymore which way it is played, forward or backward?

★ Inspired by poetry? Treat yourself a gift ★
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Let me introduce you to my author friends

One car after another, the train is approaching
One book after another, a life is unfolding
A story unread is a pleasure denied
Come to the station, join us for the ride! 

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The affair that rocked Biblical times...

Here's a lovely new review of A Peek at Bathsheba:
5.0 out of 5 stars The affair that rocked Biblical times..., July 5, 2014
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This review is from: A Peek at Bathsheba (The David Chronicles Book 2) (Kindle Edition)
"Forget love," says Bathsheba, coldly. "It's what got me in trouble in the first place." Yes, she's talking to King David. Yes, David and Bathsheba have an affair that scalds with its heat. Yes, he sends her husband to his death. And yes, you're going to love this Biblical romance. Second in Poznansky's "The David Chronicles," written in an accessible but lyric style, Poznansky has found her niche with these stories of one of the greatest rulers of Biblical times, his trials, his tribulations, his passions, his Bathsheba. A fit follow on to her "Rise to Power."

Enjoy the heat.
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Friday, July 11, 2014

Anything goes! A lovely radio chat with Bennet

Here is my conversation at the wonderful Arts and Media radio show Anything Goes, with the great host: Bennet Pomeranz. He asked great questions, some of which readers and listeners had asked him about my work. I was elated to hear that he read my books, and to hear his impressions about them. 

 Take a listen:
New Entertainment Podcasts with BennetPomerantz on BlogTalkRadio
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Thursday, July 10, 2014

I am no Moses!

Wanda "Panda" Hartzenberg is a top rated reviewer, and the author of a new book, The Struggle of Me. She ranks #11 best reviewers , #1 top reviewers on Goodreads. So I am deeply honored that she posted this review for my novel A Peek at Bathsheba:
4.0 out of 5 stars I am no Moses!, July 10, 2014
By 
Wanda "Wandah Panda" (Pretoria, South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Peek at Bathsheba (The David Chronicles Book 2) (Kindle Edition)
Again the author brings us a Biblical story with flesh, humour and pain. Absolute power corrupts absolutely and David, in this book confesses his own frailty and absolute humane state of being by referring to his own prowess with woman, his way with words, his absolute awesomeness. And then he fails. He makes a human mistake and has to learn to live with the death of a new borne as but one consequence... Like David says, he is no Moses!

I love the humour and found this book less packed with pregnant prose than the first in the series. It is still, an exceptional read!

WaAr
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