Schwartz, Lynne Sharon

Ruined by reading : a life in books by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
18 editions published between 1996 and 2001 in English and Chinese and held by 1,358 libraries worldwide
Schwartz, an author, offers insight into why we read and how what we read shapes us.

Disturbances in the field by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
11 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and German and held by 1,106 libraries worldwide

The writing on the wall : a novel by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
11 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and Italian and held by 945 libraries worldwide
New Yorker Renata, a librarian with a gift for languages, is a hard nut to crack, so thick is the protective shell she acquired after the mysterious death of her twin sister when they were 16. Claudia had just given birth to a daughter, father unidentified. Shortly thereafter, Renata's father also dies, her mother loses her mind, and Renata ends up raising her niece only to have the child disappear. All this pain keeps Renata on guard against intimacy, even with her kind lover, Jack, until 9/11 delivers another motherless girl to her doorstep.

Rough strife by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
15 editions published between 1980 and 1993 in English and held by 881 libraries worldwide

The four questions by Ori Sherman( Book )
2 editions published between 1989 and 1994 in English and held by 823 libraries worldwide
Explores the meaning of Passover by explicating the symbolism of the Seder and the four questions.

Leaving Brooklyn by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
9 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 755 libraries worldwide

The fatigue artist : a novel by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
8 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 753 libraries worldwide
A woman turns to alternative medicine to overcome chronic fatigue. She is Laura, 40, a recently widowed writer, felled by the New York rat race. Unable to find a cure through Western medicine, she takes up tai chi, meditation, acupuncture, and is gradually healed. By the author of Leaving Brooklyn.

In the family way : an urban comedy by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
6 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 728 libraries worldwide
A comedy on a family which stays together by sleeping together. There is Bea's lover Dmitri, Bea's ex-husband Roy, Bea's lesbian lover Serena--she is Roy's ex-second wife--Roy's third wife Lisa, and so on. They all live in one apartment building in New York.

Balancing acts by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
12 editions published between 1981 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 672 libraries worldwide

Acquainted with the night, and other stories by Lynne Sharon Schwartz( Book )
4 editions published between 1984 and 1985 in English and held by 598 libraries worldwide