Karma Finds the Chameleon

by Donna J. Lehl

Overview

This modern-day memoir opens at a traditional Jewish burial but hidden behind the age-old rituals are lies and secrets that the non-Jewish widow has felt compelled to keep. The odd location of the grave, behind the used car lot, emphasizes the peculiarities in the situation as the seemingly unemotional widow pays mental tribute to the other women in her husband's life. The underlying story begins on an otherwise normal day in July 2004, when bankruptcy attorney Donna Lehl learns that her deaf husband's recent illness is stage four pancreatic cancer and their reasonably "happy marriage" includes her husband's Israeli lover. As soon as Donna and Matty learn about one another, they quickly form a bond and use it to examine and heal their feelings of loss and betrayal. Through e-mail they share stories about the man they each love, and in doing so, learn how they were conned by the once-charming man now battling for his life. As Donna struggles with her new role, she also cares for her dying husband and prepares for the next stage of her life without him. This is not a typical story of a woman scorned but a tale of tragedy, forgiveness, rebirth, and karmic resolution that is sure to satisfy the reader.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013324442
Publisher:	Aberdeen Bay
Publication date:	09/28/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	206
File size:	153 KB

About the Author

Donna J. Lehl is a lifelong resident of Michigan who vacillates between the quiet life in quaint northern Michigan small towns and the busyness of suburban Detroit. She obtained bachelors and JD degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and makes a living as a bankruptcy lawyer.

Besides writing and practicing law, she is a mother, a grandmother and a keeper of critters, including a pug and a miniature schnauzer. In earlier incarnations she was a social worker and a motel proprietor. She now looks forward to retirement so that she has more time to travel and to write, possibly combining the two. Her latest project is a study of personalized or vanity license plates as a means of self-expression.