• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2022 August #1
  In her latest historical-fiction outing, Loigman crafts dual stories across the twentieth century. In the 1910s, readers follow the exploits of Sara Glikman, a recently arrived Russian Jewish immigrant who has a special gift for matchmaking, even at age 10. Hers are love matches, and her work is admired by those she helps. Still, she must keep her matches a secret from the gatekeeping shadchanim (traditional, male Jewish matchmakers). In 1994, the reader meets Abby, Sara's granddaughter. Abby is a divorce attorney whose powerful clients rely on her to make their prenups and breakups run smoothly. After Sara's death, Abby finds herself reevaluating her life's work and her purpose in the world. Suddenly, matchmaking seems much less fantastical than it did when she was a girl. Loigman's thorough exploration of turn-of-the-century, Jewish immigrant culture and her smooth transitions into the 1990s give the reader a full and satisfying picture of Manhattan across the twentieth century. The details are painstaking but never tedious, and the relationships are exciting, sincere, and beautiful. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.

Lynda Cohen Loigman is the author of The Matchmaker’s Gift, The Wartime Sisters, and The Two-Family House. She received a B.A. in English and American Literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. She grew up in Longmeadow, MA, and now lives in Chappaqua, NY.