The release date for the English version of 'The Matzah Ball' by
Jean Meltzer is Sep 2021. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
To the world, oh!
Nice Jewish girl Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt has a terrible secret: she adores Christmas. She has kept her work as a Christmas romance novelist a secret from her family for ten years. Despite her severe sickness keeping the kind of love she writes about out of reach, her talent has made her a bestseller.
But her creative well suddenly runs dry when her publisher, who is concerned about diversity, demands that she create a Hanukkah romance. There is no magic to Hanukkah. It's not joyous. No, it's not Christmas. Rachel is desperate to find her inspiration at the Matzah Ball, a Jewish musical event held on the final night of Hanukkah, even if it means collaborating with Jacob Greenberg, her archenemy from summer camp, in order to keep her contract.
Despite not having seen each other since they were young children, Rachel and Jacob's resentment endures longer than a menorah. However, as they spend more time together, Rachel discovers an unexpected attraction to Jacob and Hanukkah. Perhaps this light-filled holiday will be the inspiration she needs to ignite her heart.