Good for the Jews

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Good for the Jews also by debra spark Twenty Under Thirty, editor Coconuts for the Saint The Ghost of Bridgetown Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing Good for the Jews Debra Spark the university of michigan press • ann arbor Copyright © by the University of Michigan 2009 All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America c Printed on acid-free paper 2012 2011 2010 2009 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spark, Debra, 1962– Good for the Jews / by Debra Spark. p. cm. — (Michigan literary fiction awards) ISBN 978-0-472-11711-6 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Jews—Wisconsin—Fiction. 2. Madison (Wis.)—Fiction. 3. Jewish fiction. I. Title. PS3569.P358G66 2009 813'.54—dc22 2009020595 Warm thanks to Colby College, the Corporation of Yaddo, and The MacDowell Colony for their generous support during the writing of this book. ISBN13 978-0-472-03450-5 (paper) ISBN13 978-0-472-02752-1 (electronic) for Garry ...