Lisa Rosenberg to Share Fine, I’m A Terrible Person in Virtual Event with American Ladino League
Join Rachel Amado Bortnick of the American Ladino League for a Zoom conversation with Lisa Rosenberg, author of Fine, I’m a Terrible Person on September 15th at 7pm ET. This debut novel draws on Lisa’s Rhodesli heritage and the Ladino language of her childhood. Her deep affection for Sephardic culture shines through in the novel’s portrayal of history, language, and vivid depictions of traditional cuisine. Three lucky participants will also win a copy of her book, courtesy of the American Ladino League.
This event is free but requires registration to access the Zoom link! Register here.
About Fine, I’m a Terrible Person:
Can a mother and daughter, bonded by trauma, finally make peace?
This funny, tender mother-daughter caper story stars 73-year-old, worn out, former beauty, Aurora, who is a perpetually broke, eccentric divorcee living in the wealthy enclave of Marin County. When Aurora discovers her father’s widow has died, she decides to drive to Los Angeles to see if this means money for her. Enter 43-year-old Leyla, Aurora’s high-strung insomniac daughter who spends her days manically pursuing perfection while attempting to keep up with the other Marin uber-moms. When Leyla overhears a conversation and suspects her husband is embarking on an affair, she decides to sneak into a Cannabis business conference he is attending, also in LA< to spy on him. Aurora and Leyla’s separate quests intersect and enmesh in Los Angeles over the course of a weekend inciting chaos, and yes, even some healing.
About Lisa Rosenberg:
Lisa Rosenberg earned her B.A. from U. C. Berkeley in Art History and her M.A. in Graduate Humanities from Dominican. She is currently an MFA candidate in the creative writing program at Dominican. She has worked as a public guide at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and a Museum Educator at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Prior to that she was a Gallerist at several prominent galleries including Crown Point Press, Hackett-Freedman, and John Berggruen Gallery.
