Family Dramas: Three Novels

Bethany Ball‘s debut novel, What To Do About The Solomons, is a hilarious multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles that explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem. Laura Davis Hubers‘s novel, The Velveteen Daughter, reveals the true story of the author of one of the most beloved children’s books of all time and her daughter, a world-renowned child prodigy whose fame at one time greatly eclipses her mother’s. Susan Rivers’ historical fiction novel, The Second Mrs. Hockaday, tells the story of Placidia, a teenage bride accused of killing an infant born to her while her husband is fighting on the front lines of the Civil War.