We’re excited to dedicate this week’s “Is This Tomorrow” edition of Friday Five! to bestselling author Caroline Leavitt and her critically-acclaimed novel, Is This Tomorrow. Garnering stellar national praise, we’re excited to share some of the accolades for Is This Tomorrow with you!

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1.Much more than a page-turner

The San Francisco Chronicle gives Is This Tomorrow high praise saying, “Perhaps the most magical aspect of Leavitt’s wonderful novel is that her narrative works as almost a parable for that complicated and uncertain era, teaching and warning her readers even as she entertains them.”

2.Your next book club pick

Looking for your next book club pick? The Jewish Book Council chose Is This Tomorrow as their newest book club pick.

3. Revisiting life as an outcast

Caroline shares her personal story of growing up Jewish in Christian suburbia and what it means to let in the pain, heal and, finally, let go in The Jewish Daily Forward.

4. An addictive read

Between the Covers became addicted to Is This Tomorrow saying, “Warning: this woman’s writing is addictive. Her characters are so vivid you feel like you know them, and you go through their horrible times with them, feeling each and every one of their emotions.”

5. A wise novel that engages the heart

The Boston Globe was taken in by Is This Tomorrow saying, “This is a wise novel about the pain of loss. Leavitt’s is a novel that pulls you in and makes you root for an ostracized mother and her son, feel the inconsolable grief of a mother whose child has vanished, and a sister who never ceases to look for her brother. An eminently satisfying read. Leavitt provides no easy answers about how we can compensate for loss, but she engages our heart.”