I Made It Out of Clay, Beth Kander
I Made It Out of Clay, Beth Kander
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I Made It Out of Clay

Author: Beth Kander

Narrator: Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2024


Synopsis

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

In this darkly funny and surprisingly sweet novel, a woman creates a golem in a desperate attempt to pretend her life is a rom-com rather than a disaster. 

Nothing’s going well for Eve: she’s single, turning forty, stressed at work and anxious about a recent series of increasingly creepy incidents. Most devastatingly, her beloved father died last year, and her family still won’t acknowledge their sorrow.

With her younger sister’s wedding rapidly approaching, Eve is on the verge of panic. She can’t bear to attend the event alone. That’s when she recalls a strange story her Yiddish grandmother once told her, about a protector forged of desperation…and Eve, to her own shock, manages to create a golem.

At first, everything seems great. The golem is indeed protective—and also attractive. But when they head out to a rural summer camp for the family wedding, Eve’s lighthearted rom-com fantasy swiftly mudslides into something much darker.

With moments of moodiness, fierce love and unexpected laughter, I Made It Out of Clay will make you see monsters everywhere.
 

About Beth Kander

Beth Kander is a novelist and playwright with tangled roots in the Midwest and Deep South. The granddaughter of immigrants, her writing explores how worlds old and new intertwine—or collide. Her work has been described as “riveting,” “emotional,” “expertly crafted,” and “habit-forming."" Expect twists, turns, and secrets, with surprising heart and humor. Beth has too many degrees and drinks too much coffee. Her favorite characters are her dashing husband and their two lovely kids. www.bethkander.com


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on December 21, 2024

Many years ago I read the book, The Golem and The Jenni by Helene Wecker and really enjoyed it so when I saw I Made It Out of Clay by Beth Kander I was excited to read it. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting but it wasn’t what this book presented. There was no comparison between the two books. I was......more

Goodreads review by Louise on December 21, 2024

Meet Eve Goodman. She’s about to turn 40 and her younger sister is getting married. Eve has been mourning the sudden death of her father for a year now and is trying to get her act back together. Eve, her mother and her sister have all been handling their grief in completely different ways. Eve “thr......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 08, 2024

Thank you NetGalley, and Mira (Harlequin) and Beth Kander for providing an eARC for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. . . . Reviews are for readers, and no one else. As another reviewer pointed out, this book is not anything it promised to be: it is not darkly funny nor surprisingly sweet, th......more

Goodreads review by Jill Elizabeth on June 17, 2024

Do the people writing the blurbs actually read the books they are blurbing? Because it is increasingly looking to me that they do not... The cover, the title, and the blurb all focus on the Golem and the hilarity that ensues from his accidental creation. Yet it is 50% of the book in before you even......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on June 13, 2024

Beth Kander, you’ve done it—what a great read! Eve is a hot mess who is down on her luck. Everything seems to be going wrong in her life, and she is desperate for a little help and security. Enter Golum to save the day; however, things start to take a sinister turn, and this is where the story gets......more