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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

I went on buying trips to New York for the fancy ladies wear shop run by one aunt (they used to model the dresses at high end shops), learned the uniform business from another aunt, and was taught the basics of the Borscht Belt hospitality business by a great cousin. After dinner, Dad went off to Schul with his brothers.

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Fall Reading List

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

The story of the aunts, Franny and Jet, and their brother, Vincent, is set in New York City in the 1960’s when the siblings reveal family secrets and discover the truth about their history. Looking Ahead: Reread A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle before it hits theaters March 2018! The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (Oct).

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