You’ve Told Me Before
You’ve Told Me Before by Jennifer Moses, published by University of Wisconsin Press in 2025, is a collection of stories that delve into the complexities of Jewish identity in a contemporary, often secular context. This edition, comprising 206 pages, presents a range of characters, primarily American, who navigate the challenges of love, relationships, faith, and family. Through their experiences, the narratives reveal the ties that bind individuals to their heritage and to one another.
Readers will encounter a variety of situations, from a professor of Jewish literature facing an intolerant neighbor to a magazine editor grappling with professional jealousy, and a young woman reeling from a broken engagement. Each story captures the contradictions and yearnings of its characters, leading them toward personal epiphanies that are both breathtaking and heartbreaking. The collection reflects themes of family life and the search for meaning, making it a thoughtful exploration of modern Jewish experiences.
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Sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad, always compelling, the stories in this collection explore the many manifestations of being Jewish in a modern and largely secular world. Jennifer Anne Moses creates characters, mostly American, who are struggling with love, relationships, faith, tradition, family, and the ties that bind.
A professor of Jewish literature buys a lake house in the countryside with the aim of enjoying it with her husband, dogs, and grown sons, only to discover that her new neighbor is a sexist, dog-hating, and deeply antisemitic bully. The editor of a magazine devoted to lost languages resents the popularity of a younger, less sophisticated novelist, who happens to have been her student. A young woman tries to find her way after her fiancé calls off their wedding. With the contradictions, yearnings, imperfections, and longing for grace that beset all of us, these characters reach their own epiphanies–with results that are by turns breathtaking and heartbreaking.
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