Laura Z. Hobson Books in Order

A refugee family stranded in Switzerland struggles to reach America while war closes off their options. Their New York sponsor is absorbed in a troubled affair, exposing the gulf between her comfortable life and the desperate strangers depending on her.

Andy is pursuing an affair with a younger woman when he discovers his daughter Peg is involved with a married man. His reaction exposes a painful double standard, threatening relationships across a family already strained by conflicting loyalties.

Russian Jewish immigrants Stefan and Alexandra Ivarin establish a family home on Long Island while struggling to reconcile their origins with American life. Their children’s future sharpens the tension between embracing new opportunities and remaining connected to a lost homeland.

A little boy eagerly anticipates a new brother or sister, but conflicting explanations leave him puzzled about where babies come from. Stories about storks and cabbage leaves send him to his parents for an answer.

Divorced journalist Dori Gray unexpectedly becomes pregnant after believing she could never have a child. Carrying her married former lover’s baby forces her to confront social judgment, medical uncertainty and her own fears with support from a trusted friend.

A woman who considers herself progressive is shaken when her son tells her he is gay. Amid the prejudices of 1960s America, Tessa struggles to understand him and protect her family without allowing inherited assumptions to destroy their bond.

Three generations of women in an assimilated New York Jewish family confront questions of identity and belonging. Political events surrounding Israel deepen their disagreements, connecting public debates about terrorism and heritage with tensions between mothers and daughters.

In 1920s New York, Jossie Stone falls in love with married aspiring novelist Rick Baird. Determined to sustain their relationship, she builds a career that can finance their ambitions, while confronting the unequal demands of love and creative aspiration.

Laura Z. Hobson recalls her upbringing in a Jewish immigrant family, her work in journalism and publishing, and her life as a single mother. Her account follows the experiences behind her emergence as a novelist.

Mikey longs for a dog of his own, but getting one only makes him want more. With an indulgent aunt granting his wishes, his expanding collection of pets soon becomes rather more than he can handle.

Assigned to investigate antisemitism after the war, Christian journalist Philip Green decides to present himself as Jewish. The prejudice he encounters in New York reshapes his understanding of friends, institutions and the distance between liberal claims and everyday behavior.

An unexpected literary prize transforms novelist Gregory Johns from a modest success into a public figure. His brother and agent embraces the attention while Gregory struggles with Hollywood work, creating tensions that threaten both family loyalties and their newfound prominence.