Right This Way

“The first word that came to Cutter’s mind was “confess” though he would not. He had nothing to tell his wife that she didn’t already know. To tell her again would be worse than an insult.”. After Ely Cutter sees God’s face in the sky he seeks a new equilibrium. He spars with and romances his wife Lynne; he dodges and appeases a former lover Eleanor; and he resists and then yields to Grace a provocative divorcée. In a series of fiascos Cutter tries to minimize the damage he causes. He wants the impossible: he wants to please all three women—and himself. . Miriam Kotzin has written a book in the tradition of the great Jewish story-tellers Singer Bellow and Ozick. But her voice is unique and channels her experience as a prize-winning poet into sturdy but lyrical prose. A wonderful read. Paula Marantz Cohen author of Jane Austen in Boca. Right This Way is a seductive novel about seductions guilt charm the interweaving of love and faithfulness. Ely Cutter the married man is in love and lust with three complex women and he wonders how he can achieve salvation and grace. His intelligence lack of certainty and self-awareness are appealing. Miriam Kotzin’s funny bittersweet novel has the delicious wit of a comedy of manners the generosity of therapy the stringent psychological awareness of Flannery O’Connor. Cezarija Abartis author of Nice Girls and Other Stories