num_pages: 284
description: First published in 1964, Epstein's "Leah" received immediate acclaim. The work is a significant achievement in many as a portrait of a thoughtful woman searching for love; as a vivid description of mid-20th-century Manhattan; as an understated masterpiece of urban fiction; and as a male author's remarkable exploration of a female character's psyche.
language: English
title: Leah
titlecomplete: Leah
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 11
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Edward Lewis Wallant Award
publisher: Jewish Pubn Society