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The Fiery Alphabet by Diane Lefer

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It’s dangerous for a girl to be a mathematical prodigy in eighteenth-century Rome. Daniela Messo and her father withdraw from the world, but Giuseppe Balsamo arrives with his occult magic and the claim that Daniela has inherited the secrets of a long-dead Jewish mystic. Posing as wonder-working pilgrims, they swindle their way across Europe, ever further east, en route perhaps to Jerusalem or to an ambiguous salvation. Targeted Age Group:: 16+ What Inspired You to Write Your … [Read more...] about The Fiery Alphabet by Diane Lefer

Filed Under: Historical Tagged With: 18th Century, Cagliostro, Catholicism, Diane Lefer, harem, islam, Judaism, Mysticism, rationalism, relics of the saints

Confessions of a Carnivore by Diane Lefer

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After Rae's ear is shot off by a jittery security guard at the health food store, the insurance settlement allows her to take a year off from teaching. She spends it volunteering at the Los Angeles Zoo. Except for her best friend Jennie, Rae has little use for human beings. She loves cats–lots of cats. The refugee she cares for, airlifted from Afghanistan to safety, is not a person but a mountain goat. As the US goes to war and baboons fall deeply, tragically, in love, … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Carnivore by Diane Lefer

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: animal rights, baboons, cats, Diane Lefer, humor, Iraq, Los Angeles, Love, social justice, zoo

Interview with Author – Diane Lefer

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About Diane Lefer: Many years ago, I dropped out of college and ran away to Oaxaca, Mexico where I met some of the most extraordinary people it’s been my good fortune to know. And also wrote a dreadful and rightfully unpublished first novel. It was great to get that first attempt out of the way. Though I never returned to formal education as a student, I somehow ended up teaching for 23 years in the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts where, again, I had extraordinary good … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Diane Lefer

Filed Under: Interviews With Authors Tagged With: animal behavior, Diane Lefer, Latin America, literary fiction, social justice fiction, Southern California, women

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