| The Hebrew Tutor of Bel Air
Novel by Allan Appel
“Like Philip Roth, Allan Appel has an eye and ear for the ridiculousness of our desires and our pride.”—Stewart O'Nan
During the sultry Los Angeles summer of 1963, a studious teenager is hired to prepare a Bel Air heiress for a bat mitzvah she doesn't want. The son of a ne'er-do-well gambler, Norman finds himself in a strange new world of trophy wives, pool boys, and plastic surgeons—a world where anything might be bought, except the cooperation of the beautiful Bayla.
Under threat of nuclear war and the gorgeous California sun, the two forge a tentative truce. They may not be learning Hebrew, but through the miracle of motorcycles and the epiphanies of the road, Bayla and Norman just might learn to shape their own destinies. And—for a few precious hours—become a latter-day Bonnie and Clyde searching for a Reverse Jewish Nose Job in the City of Angels.
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