One of my followers made a good point. ” I like the cover but I am not sure what the book is about.” She is absolutely right. I am new at this so hang in there with me.

I think it only fair that I share the synopsis of my novel. This should provide all my followers a better idea of which book cover is better….Here goes:

The novel is about a young man, Sam Cohen, who moves to New York City in the 1980’s to pursue his dream of becoming a professional photographer. His immediate plan is to distance himself from Cleveland, Ohio and all the emotional baggage of a father who survived the Holocaust and a mother who tried to fill in the gaps.  

Sam arrives in New York City and lands a job working for a celebrity photographer (Izzy), who is fighting her own demons. During his tenure with Izzy he meets famous artists, writers and actors who inadvertently conjure up visions and flashbacks of magical realism in venues such as in an elevator with Merce Cunningham and John Cage, Alice Walker’s remote cabin, the posh lobby of LA’s Chateau Mormont, and a desert shoot with David Hockney who challenges his understanding of photography as art. While struggling with the internal conflict of leaving his father to “mind the store,” he nonetheless pursues his chosen path with tenacity and some lucky breaks.

In the course of Sam’s work with Izzy he experiences life in the fast lane of the New York City 80’s art scene, with all its dirt and glamor, and navigates the daily crises of Izzy’s world. Along the way, he encounters a number of notable Jewish writers, Elie Wiesel and Isaac Bashevis Singer, who haunt his identity and sense of direction. When an opportunity arises to spend time with his father in Washington, D.C., at the first American Gathering of the Jewish Holocaust Survivors, he discovers the truth and the humanity of his father’s past and begins to understand his place and purpose. His relationship with his father leads him to resolve a lifelong inner conflict and to make a choice he thought he would never have to make.

I hope this helps if you know of any literary agents send them my way