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About The Novel WHITE:
Sarah Cartell grew up in a White supremacist family, controlled by her grandfather whose beliefs and violence mark them all. When an unexpected friendship, and the town librarian, open her mind and expose those beliefs as vile lies, Sarah begins digging up everything she can about the haters her family celebrate . . . and her grandmother and aunt who fled long ago.
Determined to dismantle the White supremacist network in Canada, Sarah infiltrates a Neo-Nazi gang by beginning a tumultuous relationship with a skinhead that excites and confuses her. As Sarah races to stop the tide of hate crimes, her new friends are put in danger and a horrifying family secret begins to emerge. This unravelling lands Sarah in a psychiatric ward, begging the question—can anyone escape the love of a hateful family, unscathed?
Praise for WHITE:
“Brave, moving, and fierce, WHITE shows us the deep rot of a family’s white supremacist beliefs and a fearless daughter’s plan to infiltrate the racist groups she wants to bring down. Taut and compulsively readable, Aviva Rubin’s debut novel is as much a sharp psychological portrait of generational racism as it is an unflinching look at the realities and limitations of hope and change.” —Laura Zigman, bestselling author of Separation Anxiety and Small World
"Every action humans take plants a seed. WHITE brilliantly explores the yield of such seeds—good, bad, and ugly. While hate can be cultivated and passed from generation to generation, it can also be dispelled when the right people come into our lives at the right times." —Arno Michaelis, Author of My Life After Hate, Co-Author of The Gift of Our Wounds
“A mesmerizing tale of a small-town young woman’s valiant, misguided scheme to combat white supremacist violence. In Rubin's gripping account, anti-Black racism, antisemitism, and xenophobia are terrifyingly present, not only out in the world, but within homes and families. Set in Canada in the 1990s, this surprising yet familiar story echoes back to the 1930s and 40s and ahead to our own troubled times.” —Doris L. Bergen, author of War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust
“In this bold debut, Rubin delivers readers to the fringes of society where we find an unflinching story of the things we learn, the things we unlearn—and ultimately, the power of love, family and redemption.” —Karen Green, author of Yellow Birds
“A bold and brave novel about the dangers of both loyalty and betrayal when the family and community we love are bonded by negative values that hurt other people and the world. Using the frame of Canadian white supremacy, Aviva Rubin brings us inside the conflicted heart and mind of one young woman who finally makes the break and decides, at great personal cost, to say No.”—Sarah Schulman, Author
“Aviva Rubin eloquently captures a young woman’s struggle with the intergenerational trauma of hate. While Sarah Cartell fights for a different world from the one she was raised to believe in, she feels unworthy of it. With humour and compassion, WHITE shines a light on the complex and transformative powers of family, friendship, speaking one’s truth.” —Paula Klein, Psychotherapist
Lost and Found in Lymphomaland is not the memoir I wanted to write. But sometimes we don’t get to pick our topics, they pick us. I would never have guessed how hard, painful, exhausting, boring, scary, ridiculous and funny, getting through treatment for Marginal Zone lymphoma was going to be. Lost and Found tracks my trip from diagnosis to survivorship, where I’m now getting my life together.
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The book is also available at Amazon.com.
“This little book is beautifully written. It is courageous, and encouraging. Aviva Rubin is honest, poetic, and fully engaging. At times it is funny; it is also harrowing and enlightening. I admire this writers' ability to get at the heart of some very complex interiors, and to put into words such depth of feeling and awareness in the face of fear and uncertainty. Anyone who is in love with life will treasure this book. It is a positive triumph.”
Robert Bausch, author
Far as the Eye Can See
Driven by curiosity, love, frustration and a desire to get someplace and build something now, Murray Rubin has bushwhacked, trail blazed, bulldozed and dragged his family and friends through a fascinating life. This memoir tells the tales of an unconventional Jew born in Toronto in 1931, whose path has been well, stubbornly and impatiently travelled.
Tomorrow was Always Too Late for Me is available on Amazon.