cover image Years from Now

Years from Now

Gary Glickman. Plume Books, $7.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-452-26142-6

This first novel looks at Jewish family life through a series of weddings, seders, funerals etc. in which the individual is often placed at odds with the rituals and traditions he or she is obliged to uphold. The ambitious work is marred by ``flat characterizations and banal dialogue'' although ``Glickman aptly conveys the brittle atmosphere of family gatherings.'' (September)