Real Country: From the Fast Track to Appalachia, (written as Leslie Brunetsky) a humorous memoir of my first 18 months living in the heart of southern Appalachia.
MY BOOKS AND ESSAYS
Tarnished Streets of Gold
Share Chana Berkowitz’s tumultuous odyssey from Gomel, Russia to America in the early twentieth
century. Like many Russian Jews who were forced from their ancestral homes by pogroms and other expressions of antisemitism, Chana envisioned a new life in America. Follow her as she adapts to a very different reality from the one she imagined and applaud her chutzpah as she perseveres.
Available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Tarnished-Streets-Gold-Lissa-Brown/dp/B0D5QQQGQJ
Filthy Money
Two diner waitresses inherit over a million dollars. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty. Follow Trish and Gabby as they try to determine if their windfall is actually loot from an unsolved bank heist. Their search for the truth imperils their relationship and threatens their lives. Will they solve the mystery or be undone by it?
Available on Amazon
Family of Choice
Dr. Rory Wilson wrestles with the effects of childhood bullying by his father and others. Can he find it in his heart to forgive those who inflicted such pain, or will his scars prevent him from realizing a fulfilling family life? Three new f-words challenge Rory—forgiveness, family and fatherhood. Will he triumph yet again?
Available on Amazon
Another F-Word
A story of bullying, courage and love. It examines parental struggles to support a gay child, the role that schools and religious institutions play, the tragedy of teen suicide and the triumph of a rural boy over being labeled and bullied.
Available on Amazon
Family Secrets: Three Generations
Where does a young girl turn to survive family turmoil? Reaching into a past she never knew, Ellen Brodsky establishes a transformational relationship with Grandma Hannah. Who is this dead grandmother, and why is their connection so crucial to the survival of three generations of women?
Available on Amazon