Sunday Jews
Sunday Jews by Hortense Calisher is a First Edition novel published by Harper Perennial on March 1, 2003. This 712-page work delves into the complexities of a family bound by blood yet divided by differing beliefs and aspirations. The narrative follows characters such as Charles, who aspires to be a Supreme Court justice, and Nell, who navigates her relationships with multiple lovers, while their mother grapples with a past that continues to influence their lives.
Readers will find a rich exploration of family dynamics and personal ambitions as the story unfolds, particularly when grandson Bert introduces a woman from their past who had previously vanished from their lives. The novel presents a tapestry of experiences and relationships, highlighting themes of identity and belonging within an American context. With its engaging prose, Sunday Jews offers a thoughtful examination of the intersections between personal history and familial ties.
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Hortense Calisher has been hailed as “stand[ing] vividly with Cather and Fitzgerald” (Cynthia Ozick). In this, her latest and most lauded novel, she explores a family united in blood yet divided by ideas. Son Charles hopes to be a Supreme Court justice; family beauty Nell has children by different lovers; art expert Erika has a nose job; and artist Zach has two wives. Their mother, infamous in Israel, born of a well-to-do Boston background but no longer rich, is bound to a past that never quite dies. The buried history of this extraordinary–and very American–family comes to light unexpectedly when grandson Bert brings home as a wife the woman who, years ago, joined the family circle, then mysteriously disappeared.
Told with wit and deep acuity, Sunday Jews is a tour de force from a writer whose fiction has justly been compared with that of Eudora Welty and Henry James, and whose ability to delineate our lives is unparalleled.
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