Don't Forget to Write

Don't Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino 

Read January 2024

Don’t Forget to Write was a terrific read!  It was humorous and poignant - something that I believe is hard to manage. The story follows a young college-age Jewish woman named Marilyn Kleinman who, in 1960, is anxious to explore the world and get out from under her father’s thumb.  However, after a rather public (and embarrassing) interaction with the Rabbi’s son, in front of the whole congregation no less, she finds herself shipped off for the summer to stay with her mother’s Aunt Ada, who happens to be a matchmaker in Philadelphia.  Marilyn is less than excited and expects the summer to be long and boring and rigid... but as she gets to know Ada, she also comes to understand herself and to see her life in a new perspective.  Marilyn and Ada are such marvelous characters - fleshed out so brilliantly by the author.  I feel like she must ‘know’ them in person.  I certainly wish that I did!  This was a 5 star read for me, for sure.