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Half In: A Coming-of-Age Memoir of Forbidden Love
Felice Cohen
Dividends Press
9798985701708, $14.99, PB, 261pp

https://www.amazon.com/Half-Coming-Age-Memoir-Forbidden/dp/B09XZM7FC2

Synopsis: At twenty-three, Felice Cohen was, like other recent college grad=
s, hesitant about entering the real world, with the added stress of coming = out as gay in the early nineties. Focused on how to land a full-time positi=
on as a writer, falling in love was the last thing on her mind.

But fall in love she did. With her boss, a woman thirty-four years older.

Felice and Sarah embarked on a high-stakes, year-long love affair. Addicted=
to the high of first love, Felice was enthralled by Sarah's attention and = content to hide their love in the shadows. Sarah, meanwhile, threw caution =
to the wind, risking her comfortably established life that included a prest= igious job and long-term girlfriend. Though not perfect, it was enough.

That was until their secret was exposed, forcing Felice to publicly acknowl= edge their illicit love or start a new life for herself. Felice chose to wa=
lk away.

"Half In: A Coming-of-Age Memoir of Forbidden Love" is candid coming-of-age=
memoir (and as compelling a read as deftly scripted novel) Felice chronicl=
es the happiness and heartbreak of an age-gap love affair while struggling =
to figure out the direction of her future. Ultimately, this is a story abou=
t navigating life's unpredictable path while following one's heart, and fin= ding acceptance.

Critique: Exceptionally well written and of special appeal to readers with =
an interest in LGBTQ biographies and memoirs, "Half In: A Coming-of-Age Mem= oir of Forbidden Love" is a strongly recommended addition to community and = academic library Contemporary American Biography/Memoir collections. It sho= uld be noted for personal reading lists that "Half In: A Coming-of-Age Memo=
ir of Forbidden Love" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $= 9.99).

Editorial Note: Felice Cohen (www.felicecohen.com) is a Holocaust educator.=
Her previous book, "90 Lessons for Living Large in 90 Square Feet (...or M= ore)" received numerous self-help book awards and was inspired by the YouTu=
be video of her 90-square-foot New York City studio that went viral with ov=
er 25 million views. Felice has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC,=
CBS, NPR, Time, Globe & Mail, New York Daily News, the Daily Mail and more=
.. As the grandchild of two Holocaust survivors, Felice is also the author o=
f "What Papa Told Me", a memoir about her grandfather's life before, during=
and after the war. That book has been endorsed by Elie Wiesel and Yad Vash=
em in Israel, is taught in schools across the country, has been translated = into Polish, and has sold around the world.

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