Simi Monheit, Author of The Goldie Standard, to Be Featured on Jewish Women Talk About Romance Books Facebook Group!
“Simi Monheit’s genius is to slowly reveal the complexity behind a stereotype. In Goldie Mandell we have a new Jewish heroine – acerbic without bitterness, tender without sentimentality. “Who knew what I had to say was so interesting?” says one of the most memorable characters in contemporary Jewish fiction. A book of pure delight.”
—Yossi Klein Halevi, author of Like Dreamers, winner of the Jewish Book Council’s Everett Book of the Year Award
Simi Monheit, author of the novel The Goldie Standard, will be taking over the Jewish Women Talk About Romance Books Facebook group on July 18th, 2024!
Monheit will be posting throughout the day, and interacting with readers along with it. At the end of the day, she’ll hop on Facebook Live and chat about herself, her book, hold a giveaway for those attending, and more!
Check out the Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1699090117228565/?_rdr
About the group:
This is a safe space for Jewish women to talk about their love of romance books. It is open to anyone who identifies as such, in addition to those who are Jewish-adjacent and Jewish-curious. We ask that everybody respect each other, keep the conversation kind and friendly, and most importantly, have fun! We look forward to shmoozing with you all!
Purchase your copy of The Goldie Standard here!
About The Goldie Standard:
Hilarious and surprising, this unapologetically Jewish story delivers a present-day take on a highly creative grandmother trying to find her Ph.D granddaughter a husband who is a doctor—with a yarmulke, of course.
Goldie Mandell is opinionated, assertive, and stuck in an Assisted Living Facility. But even surrounded by schleppers with walkers, pictures of sunrises and fancy fish tanks, and an array of daily activities to complement the tepid tea and stale cookies on offer, her salt-free plate is full. She’s got a granddaughter to settle, an eager love interest named Harry to subdue, and precious memories of her happy marriage to fellow Holocaust survivor Mordy to draw upon.
Maxie Jacobsen is young, brilliant, and newly single, not by choice. But she’s got her science career, a grandmother to care for, and her whole life ahead of her. When Maxie takes on the role of her grandmother’s medical advocate, she has no idea Goldie operates with the single purpose of securing Maxie with Dr. Right. Instead, Maxie is distracted by her grandmother’s unexpectedly charming long-haired sandal-wearing, peculiarly-named driver, T-Jam Bin Naumann, definitely wrong in every way. While Maxie navigates her sunrise as Goldie confronts her twilight years and legacy, both are forced to challenge long-held beliefs that define their very existence and mutual devotion.
In alternating Goldie and Maxie chapters, this novel explores generational differences, the weight of tradition, and the resilience of love. Drawing on the long tradition of Jewish humor and pathos, The Goldie Standard mainly celebrates life.
About Simi Monheit:
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Simi Monheit calls Northern California home. Simi is a graduate of Stanford’s Online Novel Writing Certificate program, has a Master’s degree in Computer Science and an undergraduate degree in English. She started writing after a career in technology. Her work has appeared in JewishFiction.net, The Forward, Moment, Chautauqua, HerStry, Pacifica Literary Review and Lilith Magazine. Simi most recently was a Pushcart Prize nominee (2020), placed in the 2O20 Writer’s Digest literary fiction short story contest, and even won the 2022 Pacifica Literary Review bodice ripper contest.
