Conversation with Kitty Zeldis, author of One of Them

• Thursday, October 9 @ 5:00 pm
• Lewes Public Library, Lewes, DE

Join us in the library or online for a conversation with Kitty Zeldis, author of One of Them, a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World War II. This powerful and moving tale of prejudice and pride echoes the cultural and social issues of today.

Anne Bishop seems like a typical Vassar sophomore—one of a popular group of privileged WASP friends. None of the girls in her circle has any idea that she’s Jewish, or that her real name is or that her real first name is Miriam. Her secret life is threatened when she becomes fascinated by a girl not in her crowd. Delia Goldhush is sophisticated, stylish, brilliant, and unashamedly Jewish—and seems not to care that she’s an outcast among the other students. Knowing that her growing closeness with Delia would be social suicide if it were discovered, Anne keeps their friendship quiet. Delia seems to understand—until a cruelty on Anne’s part drives them apart and sends them scattering to other corners of the world, alone and together.

Born in Chadera, Israel, Kitty Zeldis is the pseudonym for an award-winning author of nine novels and over forty books for children. Her essays, articles and short fiction have been published in many national and literary publications. She is also the Fiction Editor of Lilith Magazine. Zeldis lives in Brooklyn, NY. 

NOTE: this session is available to attend in-person or through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER and indicate which you prefer.

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