Daughter of a Promise
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“a powerful feminist novel set during a tumultuous year” — Foreword Reviews
Days after graduation, Betsabé Ruiz’s life in New York is turning out to be nothing less than cinematic. Although her first job at a white-shoe, Wall Street investment bank is the opportunity of a lifetime, she is not prepared for the magnitude of the wealth swirling about her, nor the long hours and close quarters that infuse her professional relationships with intimacy, nor an unexpected and tangled attraction to her boss. And like all great films, Betsabé’s New York dream comes with a twist that challenges her to find a balance between where she came from and where she’s going.
“This is a wonderfully wise book… A sagacious and graceful modern-day retelling of a biblical love story.“ — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A powerful and tender coming-of-age story.” —MARJAN KAMALI, author of The Stationery Shop and Together Tea
“Jeanne Blasberg tells a story that is both timeless and of the moment—and in Betsabé Ruiz, she has created a heroine worth rooting for.” —DAISY ALPERT FLORIN, author of My Last Innocent Year
“This is a novel worth savoring . . . and coming back to read again and again.” —DAVID HIRSHBERG, author of My Mother’s Son and Jacobo’s Rainbow
— This is a wonderfully wise book. Blasberg is an accomplished writer, and in Betsabé Ruiz she has created an insightful and strong young woman. The author has a gift for imagery and metaphor… the book is, among other things, a testament to women’s deeper insights… A sagacious and graceful modern-day retelling of a biblical love story.
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
— Women storytellers and communal bases of women’s knowledge undergird a woman’s year of self-discovery in New York in the intimate novel Daughter of Promise… a powerful feminist novel set during a tumultuous year…
— …a captivating novel that artfully depicts Betsabé Ruiz’s tumultuous journey with style and confidence. …the novel offers a rich tapestry of emotions and challenges that slowly build in meaning and action. In true literary style… Blasberg’s writing skillfully navigates the complexities of desire and ambition, building to an emotional crescendo that is well worth the wait.
