The Matzo Ball Heiress
Lauri Gwen Shapiro’s book, “The Matzo Ball Heiress,” is light, humorous and an easy read. The story
is centered around a dysfunctional family that long ago lost their Jewish
identity due to the large expansion of the families prosperous business. The
irony is the family money that supports their gregarious life style, is reaped
from the Kosher Jewish community. The largest profit time is centered around
the Jewish Holiday called Passover. The business is dwindling and so is the
family. The family is given an opportunity to rebuild their family relationships and busines but in
order to accomplish this they must come together to present a Sedar on TV. The challenge
is they are all estranged and have not had a Sedar in years. The story unfolds
like an old vaudeville comedy of characters , from the Egyptian Consulate
member, to the father’s flaming gay boyfriend, to the grandfather’s secretary/
ex-mistress, to the pothead assistant, to the three trust fund characters who
want desperately to keep their inheritance a secret. A calamity of errors
happens throughout the story keeping it funny yet edgy.
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