An Author Talk With David Abromowitz

Schedule

Mon Apr 07 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Hummingbird Books | Newton, MA

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Join us to discuss "The Foxtail Legacy," by David Abromowitz. This event will include an interview with Collette Phillips, Q+A, and signing.
About this Event

Join us to discuss "The Foxtail Legacy," by David Abromowitz. Learn about the inspiration behind this epic Jewish immigrant saga and the stories that influenced the Itzkowitz family. Abromowitz will be interviewed by Collette Phillips, author of "The Includers: The 7 Traits of Culturally Savvy, Anti-Racist Leaders," and president and CEO of Collette Phillips Communications. The event will include an interview, Q+A, and book signing.

This event will begin at 7:00 PM. Doors will open at 6:30 PM.

Tickets:

$18 (includes a copy of The Foxtail Legacy)

$10 (Admission only)

About The Foxtail Legacy:

David Abromowitz's debut novel carries the reader along on an epic immigrant journey across three continents.

Jacob Itzkowitz, a teenager with a knack for handling horses, leaves behind his village of Shavlan and the anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia to seek his fortune in the 1880s gold rush boom in South Africa. His skills and brashness attract the attention of a Boer leader who convinces Jacob to undertake a dangerous, clandestine mission. After completing the harrowing task and collecting his reward, Jacob stealthily returns to Shavlan to take a bride, Shira —a spirited young woman who conceals her own secret. Together they venture to build a new life in early 20th Century America, where Shira’s secret ripples through two more generations and provokes intra-family strife.  Their strong wills enable Jacob and Shira to succeed in a strange new land, while creating clashes, fueling feuds, and sowing the seeds for a complex legal battle over inheritance.

Compulsively readable and propelled by a deep compassion for its characters, "The Foxtail Legacy" explores the external and internal pressures on three generations who straddle the chasm between the Old World and the New, and the legacy of a patriarch in relentless pursuit of the American Dream. 

About Hummingbird Books:

An independent, local female-owned and operated store, Hummingbird Books is a community destination for an extensive collection of adult and children’s books and showcases a mix of local and widely beloved authors. Hummingbird Books is a magical place where children discover a love of reading. At Hummingbird Books, we believe reading connects us to others as we search for ideas, wisdom, and sometimes just provides a much-needed break from reality. In addition to its book selection, Hummingbird Books offers a variety of games, gift items, candy, and stationery, as well as in-store programming including story times, and book signings.

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Hummingbird Books, 55 Boylston Street, Newton, United States

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