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Singer Sisters review: ‘gentle notes on the gritty business of making music’

JL;DR SUMMARY Sarah Seltzer's debut novel, "The Singer Sisters," immerses readers into the world of 1960s folk music through the story of fictional Jewish siblings Judie and Sylvia Zingerman. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityFamily DynamicsMusic IndustryFolk Music1960sSarah SeltzerSinger SistersJudie ZingermanEmma CantorRiot Grrl

Places mentioned

Greenwich Village, New York, United States
"A teenage Judie runs off to Greenwich Village and eventually success beckons."
Ireland
"Eamon Foley, an Irish musician with whom a brief encounter will shape her life for decades to come."

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