Spanning four decades, the novel also examines the complex bonds between mothers and daughters.
“The World to See” by Jessica Handler
(Courtesy of Regal House)
By Suzanne Van Atten
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Employed by a plant-care service after “barely graduating” from UCLA in 1981, Nadine Harvey is delighted to discover her new client is none other than fading rock star Celeste Davis. The golden-haired songstress provided the soundtrack to Nadine’s teen angst years growing up in Boston.
The women soon bond as Nadine is pulled into Celeste’s plan to start a women’s empowerment organization called Her Voice at the behest of her agent Ivan. He’s eager to revive Celeste’s career by tapping into her early female fans, who called Celeste an oracle for her ability to capture their emotions in song.
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Atlanta author Jessica Handler is one of the storytellers participating in “Spark!” Thursday’s opening program of The Breman’s four-day Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival.
(Photo by Royce Soble)
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Suzanne Van Atten is a book critic and contributing editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.