G1156 Book review of David Lazar by Robert Kalich
Name of Book: David Lazar Author: Robert Kalich ISBN: 9781933480497 Publisher: Bunim and Bannigan Type of book: Gambling, New York, money, wealth, 1960s? To modern times, friendships, relationships, wealth, sports gambling, booking, addiction, favors Year it was published: 2019 Summary: Welcome to the world of David Lazar, the world of doubt and self-doubt, where life is lived as a novel and a novel is truer than life. At twilight of one’s life, mortality is no longer an abstract notion. David Lazar, now in his eighties, feels the need to piece together the arc of his life. Lazar’s thoughts drift from his happy childhood on Manhattan’s Upper West Side—his mother a child psychologist, his father a celebrated cantor—to his many friends and the women he had loved and lost, until he met Elizabeth Dunn, his soulmate and the mother of his teenage son. He has a decision to make… For many years, he lived two lives and he still harbours a deep secret. Haunted by his past...