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WINNER OF FIFTEEN AWARDS! |
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Ropeless is a rollicking, heartwrenching, Jewish mother/daughter story set in Brooklyn and Silicon Valley that celebrates life's possibilities.
Four, distinct, first person narrators weave a complex tapestry. There's Ida:
“I'm 78 and I still live here with my Paully, who, you won't believe is 55 already. Who knew a man with the Down’s syndrome would live so long? Right here beside me, his whole life. And when, God forbid, I can't take care no more, I got mine good daughter, mine Jody, she'll come home, she'll do right.” Then there’s Jody, thirteen years younger than Paully:
“People move for jobs all the time, Ma, that's what I'll tell her if she ever lets me get a word in edgewise. My whole life she's got me taking care of my brother, I started as a sales girl selling bras at the Macy's and now I'm a manger. I gotta right.” From California, Jody reaches out to an advocacy system her family never trusted. Enter crusading but clueless young social worker, Deborah Steiner,
“At this time when Americans hunger for something to be truly proud of, we can be boast of this: we have the most accessible society in the history of humankind. But with all we have to offer, how can this family have denied Paul education, peers, independence? Never fear, Paul Kochansky, I have seen you, and I will get you out!” Soon everyone's life begins to expand, new activities and especially, new friends. Danny, a man who uses a wheelchair, comes into the life of the family:
“And I will bring to them this message: that now, this minute, is ours to cherish. That and one another. When we accept our lives, when we move forward, when we look at disability and shrug and get on with our day, this is when we are brave." In this way, Ropeless offers a new perspective on disabilities. More than a family saga, Ropeless is about embracing life fully, with dignity and freedom |
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About the author... Her second novel, The Body of Helen, a roman à clef inspired by Martha Graham, has been recognized by awards from
the California Writers Club, the Mary Ann Pfeffinger Awards, the Maryland Writers Association, and ReadingWriters.com. Tracy is represented by the Nancy Ellis Literary Agency (www.BooksAtBulldog.com). Please contact agency for a complete publications vitae or for more information about Ropeless or The Body of Helen. |
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Tracy Koretsky has won numerous awards for her fiction and poetry,
including many first-place citations and three Pushcart Prize
nominations. Her work is widely published in literary magazines,
including Potomac Review, The Comstock Review and
Phantasmagoria. She serves on the editorial staff of