GREEN

by Norma Rosen ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 3, 1967

Mrs. Rosen's first novel, Joy to Levinel, got better marks than this work-- a novella and eight short stories, is likely to receive though in its best moments it demonstrates the author's ability to exploit the humor implicit in situations of pathos, a gentle probing in the genre of non-caustic Jewish fiction which provides a certain amount of insight but does no one any real damage. For example, in the novella, Green, a young woman is loath to have her artist husband take a job with an advertising agency for fear of ""selling out."" But when she tries to confirm her notions about a life based on ""principles,"" citing the Quakers as an example, she is reminded by a suburban Rabbi that Richard Nixon is a Quaker. Similarly in Pack My Bag a young dentist whose wife has recently been killed mountain climbing, discovers that, despite his own interests, he has a fatalistic attraction for outdoor women. On the other hand there is a series of fragile little stories about new mothers and baby nurses presumably best justified as post-partum exercises for the author. Mrs. Rosen's talents are obvious; some of her stories are just more generally relevant than others.

Pub Date: May 3, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1967

Categories: FICTION