Goldberg Variations: A Story of Three Cousins and a Fortune
“Gloria Garrison, née Goldberg, is the sort of matriarch who takes the passive out of passive-aggressive…Goldberg Variationsis always at its most engaging when [Gloria] is at her least.” (Jan StuartThe New York Times Book Review)“A deliciously wicked tale of family dysfunction…” (Publishers Weekly)“The women who inhabit Isaacs’ books are smart, sexy, a little snarky, and filled with some serious chutzpah….Goldberg Variationsis no exception.” (Rachel MartinNPR’s “Weekend Edition”)“Isaacs’ whip-smart, shrewdly scathing, and spirited portrait of a malevolent matriarch worthy of the Brothers Grimm and her Disneyesque coterie of too-good-to-be-true grandchildren is both a saucy satire and a redemptive study of the indelible bonds of families.” (Booklist)“This wise, witty, relationship-driven novel is a truly original family saga….Readers will findGoldberg Variationsenchanting from beginning to end.” (Ellen MeisterLong Island Woman)“Always sassy, smart and wickedly witty, Susan Isaacs’ novel is both hilariously funny and a moving tale of family, faith and reconciliation.” (Book of the Month club)“Isaacs is a master of witty fiction with an undercurrent of emotional truth.” (USA Today)“Isaacs has created one tough cookie in Gloria Garrison.” (Estelle LanderNewsday)