Leora Skolkin-Smith's Books
Nov.15.2011
Set in the turbulent 1970s when Patty Hearst became Tanya the Revolutionary, Hystera is a timeless story of madness, yearning, and identity. After a fatal accident takes her father away, Lillian Weill blames herself for the family tragedy. Tripping through failed love affairs with men, and doomed friendships, all Lilly wants is to be sheltered from reality. She retreats from the...
Dec.15.2007
Starring Tovah Feldshuh, the novel Edges, O Israel, O Palestine, is performed with music and sound.
May.10.2005
"Edges" is set in a pre-1967 Israel, during the Cold War. Characters are drawn from Israel’s long-forgotten past, members of the 1940’s Haganah and Jewish underground who find themselves displaced amidst the chaotic and complex tensions of an Israel just beginning to modernize and expand.
A movie tie-in for the Feature Film Based on my novel, EDGES, which is also a new edition with added material from the film.
About Leora
My first published novel, EDGES was edited and published by the late Grace Paley for Ms. Paley's own imprint at Glad Day books. EDGES was nominated for the 2006 PEN/Faulkner Award by Grace Paley.
THE FRAGILE MISTRESS, a feature...
Causes Leora Skolkin-Smith Supports
Israel/Palestine issues women issues Mental Health system