In 1989, Katie Singer left her job as Writer in Residence at South Boston High School and headed west to write the story of a Jewish family, inspired by stories she has been collecting all her life. The result of her nine-year odyssey is The Wholeness of a Broken Heart, her first novel. Katie's work has been published in Lilith, Heresies, Sojourner, and the Jewish Women's 1997 Annual, among other publications. She lives in New Mexico.
Set in New York City in 1938, this is a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Read an excerpt. Listen to a podcast.