The Telford Liar
In early 1945, after straight-A student Daniela Schechter gets rejected by her third college in a row, she suspects that Jewish quotas are at play. Desperate for a high-class education, she forges a new Anglo-Saxon identity under the name of Danielle Sheffield and finally gets accepted into the prestigious Bonham College. However, with suspicions flying about, Dani must now determine how far she will go to maintain her ruse.
(Currently rewriting)
Madeira
In the middle of World War 2, Amir, a young man burdened with guilt over the crimes he’s committed, enlists with the Special Operations Executive to help his country for a change. What he doesn’t expect is to be partnered up with Millie, a reclusive radio operator unwilling to trust anyone after the violent loss of her former network. With the fate of Europe hanging in the balance, the two must learn to set aside their painful pasts and work together to free France from Nazi occupation in this spy thriller with a personal twist.
(Currently drafting)
Other Works
Life, Death, and Probability; Lessons Learned from a Mother with Cancer
Death is uncertain; in fact, it’s one of the most uncertain things there are. While one is more likely to meet one’s end in a car accident or at the end of a gun, the author’s mother was one of the (un)lucky one in roughly thirty-three thousand to be diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, leaving behind a grieving daughter unsure of how to process her emotions. In this personal essay from 2018, the author explores her complex feelings surrounding her grief during and right after her mother’s death, and how they’ve shifted to reflect a tentative optimism since then.
Available to read for free here.