August 1, 2024
A reluctant clairvoyant is confronted with family secrets and the ghost of his love interest's deceased husband in this heartwarming debut. Ezra Friedman has avoided his family's Jewish funeral home since he saw his first ghost at age seven--his zayde, who continues to silently haunt the chapel. After his mother drops a bombshell--a secret lesbian affair--and moves out, Ezra begrudgingly takes over her role in the office, putting up with the many ghosts who come and go from the funeral home and the sad looks from his zayde that he interprets as disappointment with his trans identity. Things get even more complicated when Ezra's handsome neighbor and chapel volunteer, Jonathan, starts flirting with him . . . while the ghost of Jonathan's husband provides commentary. While many ghost stories are about helping the dearly departed tie up loose ends so they can move on, here it's the living who must learn when to let go--of secrets, of guilt, and of their ideas of who they are and who they should be. Jewish family drama and a tender romance combine to tug at the heartstrings and leave readers sighing happily.
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