Efrem Sigel will be reading from and signing copies of his new novel, "The Disappearance," at the Royal Palm Beach Branch of Palm Beach County Library System, on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m.The book,published last year, received 3½ stars from People Magazine and was hailed by Booklist as “gripping, emotional, and tender … it has a deep emotional core that will resonate with any reader."
"The Disappearance," published by The Permanent Press, is the story of the disappearance of 14-year-old Daniel Sandler from a small town in Massachusetts.
With lyrical prose and suspense that builds inexorably toward a resolution, it portrays the anguish of the boy’s parents, Joshua and Nathalie Sandler as they struggle to solve the baffling mystery of their missing son. (See www.efremsigel.com for details)
"The Disappearance" was named an Indie Next Notable Book by the American Booksellers Association and was recently released as an audiobook from Blackstone Audio. Efrem is also the author of a previous novel “The Kermanshah Transfer.” His short stories have appeared in Xavier Review, Pleiades, Quercus Review, Nimrod, Lynx Eye, Potomac Review and elsewhere and have won a number of prizes. His pieces about Israel have appeared in The Jerusalem Post, Midstream and Congress Monthly. He is also the author of five nonfiction books.
After a career in business journalism and business publishing during which he founded and ran two newsletter publishing companies, Efrem now concentrates on writing fiction and essays. He lives in New York City.
What reviewers say about The Disappearance:
- "The story takes place over the course of about a year and it is gripping, emotional, and tender … Sigel is clearly a talented storyteller, and the novel has a deep emotional core that will resonate with any reader." David Pitt, Booklist
- "Mystery turns the pages but it’s Sigel’s insights into the manifestations of grief that elevate this above most kid-gone-missing tales." Sue Corbett, People Magazine.
- "Powerful and elegantly crafted … The mystery's resolution is secondary to Sigel's subtle and probing look at the consequences of a tragedy." Publishers Weekly
- "Heartbreaking yet uplifting … Efrem Sigel has crafted a haunting, beautiful novel of tragedy’s aftermath, with deeply human characters." Allison Campbell, LibraryThing.com.
Contact: Matthew Tallow, Assistant Branch Manager, Royal Palm Beach Library,
500 Civic Center Way, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411; 561-790-6030;
Efrem Sigel, 212-242-2256, efrem.sigel@gmail.com, www.efremsigel.com
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