tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335750380084125971.post4536879575263196900..comments2023-05-23T05:20:42.933-04:00Comments on Jewish Literature Challenge: How Nancy Drew Saved My LifeKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013633281843747712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335750380084125971.post-7722591497863238802008-01-27T10:55:00.000-05:002008-01-27T10:55:00.000-05:00Lauren, thanks for stopping by and commenting! I a...Lauren, thanks for stopping by and commenting! I appreciate your explanation, and it makes perfect sense. Sometimes I feel as if I'm the fish out of water, being a Midwestern Protestant :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, and I look forward to reading your other novels.Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246904837775307023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335750380084125971.post-74159835622101441142008-01-15T19:21:00.000-05:002008-01-15T19:21:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for the kind words about my book...Thank you so much for the kind words about my book! I know what you mean about Charlotte being a not-very-Jewish Jewish heroine. Another RDI book of mine, A Little Change of Face, also features a not-very-Jewish Jewish heroine. Judaism has such a wide range of practitioners, from the ultra-Orthodox to characters like Charlotte and Scarlett who say of themselves in one way or another, "My Jewishness is more defined by what I am not, than by what I am," and yet they do choose to identify themselves as Jews, as do I. Hope that all makes sense, and thanks again!Lauren Baratz-Logstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697004599212202264noreply@blogger.com