DOL

About the Book

DOL is a unique and gripping novel, both humorous and tragic. Lois Silverstein is an extraordinary writer: her incredible imaginative powers and vivid prose bring her troubled, complex characters to life in an unforgettable way.

Thomas Rosbrow, Ph.D., Psychoanalyst, San Francisco

Stunning. A bravura performance on family and abortion. Memorable and individualized characters, the time and place exact. Every page riveted me. I couldn’t put it down.

Martha Gold, Sculptor, New York City

Some authors make a character’s ethnicity or neuroses understandable by softening the character; Silverstein’s characters are who they are. Initially approaching them is difficult but once inside their differentness, you reap the reward.

Frederick C. Coleman, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin

What impresses most about DOL is the unique and complex architecture that both carries the weight of the story and deepens characterization. Arnie Lesser is exceptionally well-drawn.

Daniel J. Langton, QUERENCIA, San Francisco

About the Author

Lois Silverstein was born in New York. She has lived in Boston, Montreal, Pensacola, San Francisco, and currently lives in Berkeley. Lois received her B.A. from Barnard College, her M.A. from Hunter College, City University of New York, and her Ph.D. from McGill University. She works as a writing consultant, Expressive Arts Therapist and College Literature Instructor. Lois has written and published three novels, five books of poems, essays, and reviews, and produced and performed in VALIA: The Story of a Woman of Courage. She is married to Dick Coleman and she has one son, Julian Steinberg.