The Firebrand

About the Book

It takes a long and often high-risk, reckless path that returns her to her people's roots. But now Chanie feels that her life is finally going exactly the way she wants it. Until the unthinkable occurs and she disappears... How can life ever be the same again? A firebrand who acts first and thinks later, she firmly shuts the door to her past, mind made up to begin life anew.

On the outside, JJ is a Jewish kid living the North American dream. With an affluent estate to call home, loving parents and a winning firebrand personality, anything this dynamic redhead desires is easily his. But also in his possession, unbeknownst to him, lies an undisclosed puzzle about his past. He lives with a mysteriously terrifying, fiery dream and comes exceedingly close to uncovering the secret of his life as he visits the attic for luggage, about to head into a summer of revelations.

Yonathan Wine is suddenly fired from his job for no apparent reason. Suspicions lead him to discover that much more is going on at his ex-work than the world is led to believe. He is not wrong in his newfound suspicions. The enterprise is part of the organized crime collection of the brainstorming Rich, a big city mob boss. And now, amid corporate espionage and disaster, with the threat of the Feds at hand, Rich's underworld network must downsize. But is the quest for wealth the true meaning of life? Rich, the ultimate go-getter, with his burning urge to be in control and his distinct, New York city accent---just may be the biggest firebrand of them all...

About the Author

Esther Fuchs is a native of Montreal, Canada. She completed The Firebrand by age nineteen. She first dreamed of writing a book when she was twelve but the primary idea for The Firebrand lit up her imagination at fifteen. She is a graduate of Beth Rivkah Academy, has a DEC (Diplôme d'études collégiales) in Languages and Literature and has studied a semester of Early Childhood Education. She enjoys art, appreciates honesty and good humor.