Inherently, inextricably deeply queer-and-Jewish in a way that makes my brain buzz. This book is SO fun and funny and beautiful. Literally forgot to take my lunch break at work because I was busy thinking about it.

Gorgeous, fascinating, and fun.” –Kirkus (starred) ? “Richly imagined and plotted, this inspired book has the timeless feeling of Jewish folklore, which is further enhanced by the presence of two magical protagonists, and not one but two dybbuks! In the end, of course, it’s the author who has performed the mitzvah by giving their readers this terrific debut novel.” –Booklist (starred) “I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!!! I read it in two days and then I spent the next two weeks thinking about it. Queerness and gender fluidity thread through both the human and supernatural characters, clearly depicted without feeling anachronistic. You don’t have to be Jewish to love Sacha Lamb–you only have to read.” –New York Times Bestseller, Amy Bloom ? “Steeped in Ashkenazi lore, custom, and faith, this beautifully written story deftly tackles questions of identity, good and evil, obligation, and the many forms love can take. P R A I S E “Liars, lovers, grifters, a good angel and a wicked one–all held together with the bright red thread of unexpected romance, enduring friendship and America’s history. The streets are far from paved with gold. Corrupt officials, cruel mob bosses, murderers, poverty. Medical exams (and demons) at Ellis Island. But there are obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they’ve left behind. Along the way the angel and demon encounter humans in need of their help, including Rose Cohen, whose best friend (and the love of her life) has abandoned her to marry a man, and Malke Shulman, whose father died mysteriously on his way to America. When one of those young emigrants goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn’t have a name other than Shtetl).

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When the angels left the old country