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On the edge of the Black Forest…

The latest novel by Izzy Abrahmson

🥇Gold Medal Winner of the IBPA Award for Best Fiction Audiobook

"…laugh out loud and brighten your mood… the humor is universal and can be enjoyed by readers from all cultures"  – Reedsy Discovery

An ordinary woman, her extraordinary daughter, a secret society, and magical chicken soup…

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“A thoroughly enjoyable novel, both moving and astutely farcical.”
— Kirkus Reviews

Abrahmson's prose savvily mixes the homey and the surreal… He's a master”
— Publishers Weekly

🥇Gold Medal Winner of the IBPA Award for Best Fiction Audiobook🥇

When Rachel Cohen is born, her parents’ marriage begins to crack. As she grows, and her village teeters on the brink, it is up to her and The Council of Wise Women to cook up a plan and step in.

Family breakdowns, a village on the edge of famine, and the challenges of a beloved community…
How much meddling is too much? 

With a warm sense of humor, Izzy Abrahmson spins a delightful novel of The Village Life that will make you smile, and maybe shed a tear. 

A spellbinding story of love, loss, independence, reconciliation, and the power of women.

You won’t want this book to end. 

312 pages print and ebook, 11 hours, 17 min. Audiobook

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