An Evening With Lihi Lapid on I Wanted to Be Wonderful: A Novel

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Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 03:30 pm

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300 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33132-2204, United States | Miami, FL

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Lihi Lapid’s latest novel follows the lives of two women in their first years of marriage and motherhood. One is a fictional character trying to live the happily-ever-after many imagine for themselves; the other is inspired by the author herself, relating the most intimate moments of her life. Both women start their marriages full of idyllic happiness, but as the stressors of everyday existence seep into their daily lives that spark of young love begins to dim. I Wanted to Be Wonderful is a tale of metamorphosis, from independent working woman to mother, helpless in the face of the discovery that her daughter may need more from her than she ever thought possible. And with trenchant, thoughtful prose, Lapid tells a braided story of women struggling to live up to modern pressures – one about shattered dreams and finding the strength to gather up the pieces and learning to smile again.
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