Association of Jewish Libraries reviews THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065; the stories behind the stories
The latest Association of Jewish Libraries newsletter contains a lovely (if somewhat spoilerific!) review of The History of Soul 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff. Here’s some highlights, sans the spoiler-y parts:
“This book of connected short stories traces several generations of two childhood friends: Chana Krasulka and Sophia Stein. In each story, a character is touched by the supernatural, spirits from the past, present, or future, and occasionally Time itself . . . The characters, mostly Jewish, are engaging and relatable. In each of the stories, the spirits work to bring people together. This collection is highly recommended.”
I’m grateful the AJL chose to shine a light on Barbara’s mosaic novel and hopeful this will bring it to the attention of audiences outside the genre pool
Meanwhile, Barbara has finished writing her fascinating essays explaining the personal and historical references that inform the 20 interconnected stories, and she’s created a website that puts them all in one place, which you can get to by clicking the banner below.
If you’ve not yet explored The History of Soul 2065 for yourself, I encourage you to explore this new site to whet your appetite. And if you have read the book and know which story you’d like to learn more about, I swiped all the links so that you can go directly to whichever entry you’d like.
- The history behind “The Clearing in the Autumn”
- The history behind “Sabbath Wine”
- The history behind “Lost Connections”
- The history behind “Hearts and Minds”
- The history behind “Cancer God”
- The history behind “In The Loop”
- The history behind “The Ladder-Back Chair”
- The history behind “The Sad Old Lady”
- The history behind “The Red Dybbuk”
- The history behind “Waiting for Jakie”
- The history behind “In the Gingerbread House”
- The history behind “Time and the Parakeet”
- The history behind “Under the Bay Court Tree”
- The history behind “An Awfully Big Adventure”
- The history behind “Rosemary, That’s For Remembrance”
- The history behind “Stoop Ladies”
- The history behind “Escape Route”
- The history behind “Sophia’s Legacy”
- The history behind “The Clearing in the Spring”
- The history behind “The History of Soul 2065”
Happy reading!
