Lynda Cohen Loigman is the author of The Wartime Sisters and The Two-Family House. She received a B.A. in English and American literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. In The Matchmaker’s Gift: A Novel (St. Martin’s Press), two women, two generations apart, improbably share a gift. Even as a child in 1910, Sara Glikman knows her gift: she is a maker of matches and a seeker of soulmates. But in the streets of New York’s Lower East Side, Sara’s vocation is dominated by devout older men – and they see a talented female matchmaker as a dangerous threat to their traditions and livelihood. After making matches in secret for more than a decade, Sara must fight to take her rightful place and claim the recognition she deserves. Fast forward to her granddaughter, Abby, a successful Manhattan divorce attorney representing the city’s wealthiest clients. When Grandma Sara dies, Abby inherits her collection of handwritten journals recording the details of her matches. But in the faded volumes, Abby finds more questions than answers. Why did Abby’s grandmother leave this library to her, and what did she hope Abby would discover within its pages?
