Books by Jayne Mead

Suzie Holtz, tHe Heroine of this worldly andvivid novel, is the daughter of neurotic east europeanHolocaust survivors who unsuccessfullyattempt to make a life in israel before immigrating to theunited States just as she is riding on the cusp of sexual,emotional, and physical maturity. A collision between theparents' old-world views and those of a daughter with ahunger for autonomy and identification with Americanpeers inevitably follows, creating a family crisis both familiarand tragic. But Suzie is dealt a further and utterly unexpected blow: She graduallydevelops secondary male characteristics, for which she lacks coping mechanismsand that soon affect every facet of her life. they rapidly destroyher self-esteem, and become the defining force in all her relationships