Rochelle Shapiro
Author of Miriam the Medium
About the Author
Works by Rochelle Shapiro
Associated Works
For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance (2007) — Contributor — 30 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Shapiro, Rochelle Jewel
- Birthdate
- 1947-11-23
- Gender
- female
- Education
- City University of New York (Queens College, Brooklyn College)
- Occupations
- teacher
psychic
novelist
memoirist
non-fiction author - Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles (Extension)
- Short biography
- Like her heroine, Miriam Kaminsky, Rochelle Jewel Shapiro is a phone psychic who lives in Great Neck, N.Y. with her pharmacist husband. Articles have been written about her psychic gift in such places as Redbook, The Jerusalem Post, the Dutch Magazine, TV GID, and the Long Island section of the New York Times. She’s chronicled her own psychic experiences in Newsweek (My Turn), and The New York Times (Lives) which can be read on her website at http://rochellejewelshapiro.com.
Shapiro has won The Brandon Memorial Literary Award and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in poetry. Her first novel, Miriam the Medium (Simon & Schuster, 2004) was also published in Belgium, Holland, and the U.K. and was nominated for the Harold U. Ribelow Award and appeared on the summer reading list of The Hartford Courant. Her poetry has appeared in such publications as the Iowa Review, Moment, Harpur Palate, Inkwell Magazine, and the Los Angeles Review. Besides her psychic practice, Shapiro teaches writing at UCLA Extension and blogs for the Huffington Post and writes a monthly article for Authorlink. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Rockaway Beach, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Far Rockaway, New York, USA
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
Great Neck, New York, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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I was immediately hooked ! I instantly fell on love with Miriam and found myself staying up late, getting up early, and reaching for this book in the middle of the night when I couldn't get back to sleep. The characters are a bit quirky, which makes them all the more endearing.
Miriam is a psychic, much to the chagrin of her mother and to the joy of her Bubbie, who still visit her even though they are now dead. When Miriam's daughter gives birth to a daughter with a caul, Miriam is thrilled. show more Cara didn't inherit her psychic ability but Violet has, much to her mother's dismay. When one of Miriam's regular clients kills herself, Miriam decides she can no longer trust her psychic instinct. Kaylee's ghost attaches herself to Violet when she can't get Miriam's attention. Kaylee has always wanted a little girl and now she has one, complicating Violet's life and those around her. show less
Miriam is a psychic, much to the chagrin of her mother and to the joy of her Bubbie, who still visit her even though they are now dead. When Miriam's daughter gives birth to a daughter with a caul, Miriam is thrilled. show more Cara didn't inherit her psychic ability but Violet has, much to her mother's dismay. When one of Miriam's regular clients kills herself, Miriam decides she can no longer trust her psychic instinct. Kaylee's ghost attaches herself to Violet when she can't get Miriam's attention. Kaylee has always wanted a little girl and now she has one, complicating Violet's life and those around her. show less
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In Kaylee's Ghost the author provides a novel in which you are brought into a family's world involving 5 generations.
The gift of psychic powers bestows responsibilities and often family conflict.
I was swept along constantly interested in the interactions and unexpected direction of the novel.
Without giving away much of the plot, I was unable to stop reading until the end.
I am happy that I was able to read such a stimulating and also moving book.
I highly recommend it but it is best to read it show more when you have uninterrupted time. You will not be able to put it down show less
The gift of psychic powers bestows responsibilities and often family conflict.
I was swept along constantly interested in the interactions and unexpected direction of the novel.
Without giving away much of the plot, I was unable to stop reading until the end.
I am happy that I was able to read such a stimulating and also moving book.
I highly recommend it but it is best to read it show more when you have uninterrupted time. You will not be able to put it down show less
I am absolutely in love with this book. Miriam was so lovable that I couldn't help but be glued to the pages from the start. I was rooting for her throughout the book even when she made the wrong choices.
I am not sure if this was intended as a direct sequel to "Miriam the Medium" or more of a companion novel but I thoroughly enjoyed "Kaylee's Ghost" without reading the other beforehand. I hope to be able to get my hands on a copy of "Miriam the Medium" in the future, because I have no doubt show more I will love it. show less
I am not sure if this was intended as a direct sequel to "Miriam the Medium" or more of a companion novel but I thoroughly enjoyed "Kaylee's Ghost" without reading the other beforehand. I hope to be able to get my hands on a copy of "Miriam the Medium" in the future, because I have no doubt show more I will love it. show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
Kaylee's ghost is a very good book. It was very hard to put the book down. It is a must read! The plot was good. I fell in love with Miriam and Violet. I will highly recommend this book to my family and friends.
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