FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STARS OF DAVID

FORT LAUDERDALE, FEBRUARY 2006:  Dysfunctional families strive to keep their conflicts behind closed doors, rarely letting outsiders know of the anger and bitterness present in what should be a close, loving family. As in all aspects of life, when what should be honorable and a supportive strength goes terribly wrong, horrific things can happen. In Beth Schorr Jaffe's novel, secrets and lies run rampant and it takes the whole family's courage and valor to restore their confidence and love.

Published by R. Becker Press, this is a compelling story exploring the dangerous secrets of one man--a cantor renowned in the New York City Jewish community--who causes trauma and nearly unbearable pain for his family's next generation. Who really was the charismatic cantor, David Kaplan? Why did he leave his son Eli and go to China to die—from where his nephew Adam had to retrieve his body? And why did the dying cantor declare he no longer believed in God? After his death, his son, his nephew, and the women they love must learn to transcend his pernicious legacy of abuse and care. Beth Jaffe's debut novel is a powerful exploration of the bonds of the family constellation and the bravery required to transcend family lies.

About the Author:

Beth Schorr Jaffe is the author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, which has appeared in anthologies from Simon and Schuster, Haworth Press, Fairview Press, Breakthrough Press and in literary magazines. She has completed two other novels while living in New Jersey and Southampton, New York with her husband.