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November 17, 2015
A Profound Story
Dennis Waller, filmmaker and author of several books, is recognized as an expert on spiritual experience, self-discovery, and exploring the human consciousness. He is also a Top 500 Amazon Reviewer, which is an amazing rank. I am honored that he posted this review for my novel, The Music of Us:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Profound StoryByDennis WallerTOP 500 REVIEWERon November 17, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
This is a very personal and profound story. A touching tale of Lenny and Natasha where Natasha is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and Lenny must come to terms with their fate. However, with the twist of fate played, this is still a love story and one of reflection but in the end, one of redemption. A moving book that draws you into the story to the point where you can feel the pain and joy. Masterfully written, this is one of those reads that will stick with you by evoking emotion and causing an introspective contemplation of ones own life. I don't follow many authors but Uvi Poznansky I do, and with good reason, she has a gift for writing that mesmerizes me with deep though through intertwining of the lives of her characters. The Music of Us is deep, complex, yet not too esoteric, it's just great writing.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Profound StoryByDennis WallerTOP 500 REVIEWERon November 17, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
This is a very personal and profound story. A touching tale of Lenny and Natasha where Natasha is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and Lenny must come to terms with their fate. However, with the twist of fate played, this is still a love story and one of reflection but in the end, one of redemption. A moving book that draws you into the story to the point where you can feel the pain and joy. Masterfully written, this is one of those reads that will stick with you by evoking emotion and causing an introspective contemplation of ones own life. I don't follow many authors but Uvi Poznansky I do, and with good reason, she has a gift for writing that mesmerizes me with deep though through intertwining of the lives of her characters. The Music of Us is deep, complex, yet not too esoteric, it's just great writing.
November 15, 2015
The quick and the truth
What an eloquent review for my WWII romance novel, The Music of Us:
The quick and the truthBy Tailer on November 15, 2015Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
With Uvi Poznansky, one never expects an ordinary read. Don't believe me: look inside this book. One glance at the chapter titles in "The Music of Us" part of the longer epic "Still Life with Memories," will let you know you are in for a special treat. War Can Wait. Amazing Grace. Silence of the Muse. A Lowdown Groove. Uvi Poznansky takes you questing, every time she writes, into the closets and behind the curtains of your most private mind. This book must be experienced. It fits no genre (thank heavens). It offers no simple axioms that pass for learning. It's a family saga, a book about World War II, a book about music, about a shadow forever to be cast by the war that should have ended all wars -- and it's as much about tomorrow as yesterday. It's full of damage and redemption, pain and joy, brought to life by a narrator who wields words like a scalpel. In an age where books worth reading are rare, where individuality is eschewed for comfy tropes, where books are formulas easily deconstructed into their constituent parts and turned into video games or simpering dramatic serials, comes Uvi, her flaming sword raised high, ready to cut through to the quick or the truth, whichever the reader has brought to their encounter with a real writer.
So I'll call this review the quick and the truth, and hope you readers who actually read every word, and think about what you read, will find this book, this writer, this flickering light in the darkness -- and rejoice.
A story like this once was called a novel, and if there were more than one, connected but with each virtually complete, a cycle. So here's Uvi's cycle. Start anywhere. Start here, with "The Music of Us."
The quick and the truthBy Tailer on November 15, 2015Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
With Uvi Poznansky, one never expects an ordinary read. Don't believe me: look inside this book. One glance at the chapter titles in "The Music of Us" part of the longer epic "Still Life with Memories," will let you know you are in for a special treat. War Can Wait. Amazing Grace. Silence of the Muse. A Lowdown Groove. Uvi Poznansky takes you questing, every time she writes, into the closets and behind the curtains of your most private mind. This book must be experienced. It fits no genre (thank heavens). It offers no simple axioms that pass for learning. It's a family saga, a book about World War II, a book about music, about a shadow forever to be cast by the war that should have ended all wars -- and it's as much about tomorrow as yesterday. It's full of damage and redemption, pain and joy, brought to life by a narrator who wields words like a scalpel. In an age where books worth reading are rare, where individuality is eschewed for comfy tropes, where books are formulas easily deconstructed into their constituent parts and turned into video games or simpering dramatic serials, comes Uvi, her flaming sword raised high, ready to cut through to the quick or the truth, whichever the reader has brought to their encounter with a real writer.So I'll call this review the quick and the truth, and hope you readers who actually read every word, and think about what you read, will find this book, this writer, this flickering light in the darkness -- and rejoice.
A story like this once was called a novel, and if there were more than one, connected but with each virtually complete, a cycle. So here's Uvi's cycle. Start anywhere. Start here, with "The Music of Us."
November 14, 2015
Let me introduce you to my author friends
My author friends have joined forces with me!Just ahead of the holiday season, we bring you an amazing collection of stories about love and romance.Click the profile image or the name of each one of us to learn about our work
Then go to Love Romance? And join to win our books and our boxed set of 12 novels!
Uvi Poznansky
"I paint with my pen, and write with my paintbrush."
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Mimi Barbour
Ms. Barbour knows how to pull you in to her stories.The characters are so real that I would really love to meet them.
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Elizabeth Marx
"Writing emotional romances that take readers on a roller coaster ride between desire and despair."
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Tamara Ferguson
"Tamara creates stories so enchanting, they will make your heart stop..."
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Regina Puckett
"Life is too short to never cross the genre line."
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B. J. Robinson
"B. J. Robinson writes clean, sweet romance books filled with passion and desire."
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Laura Taylor
"Bestselling author of powerful, award-winning romance novels that sizzle!"
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Suzanne Jenkins
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Cynthia Woolf
"A little romance and a little suspense equals a lot of pleasure."
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Lisa Gillis
"Reads That Rock!"
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Traci Hall
"Traci Hall pens stories guaranteed to touch the heart while transporting the reader to another time and place. Her belief in happily ever after shines through, whether it's a romantic glimpse into history or a love affair for today."
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Donna Fasano
"Heartwarming stories of happily-ever-after."
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November 13, 2015
The story of life, friendship, loss and change
Born in Potsdam, Germany, Gisela Sedimayer has a love for the written word. Having moved to New Zealand and then to Austria, and having fought her cancer with the best weapon--creativity--she is the author of the Talon series, bringing the story and the characters to life over the course of several years. I am thrilled to find her review of my children's book, Now I Am Paper:
5.0 out of 5 stars the tree becomes sad and lonelyByGisela H. Sedlmayer, author of the Talon book serieson November 13, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
"Now I am Pager" is the story of life, friendship, loss and change.
It's about a young child befriends a tree and plays around it, enjoying his company.
But when the child leaves, the tree becomes sad and lonely.
Then the tree was cut down and became paper.
A new life has begun for the tree and he loves to be a book for some other child.
I highly recommend it for all ages
5.0 out of 5 stars the tree becomes sad and lonelyByGisela H. Sedlmayer, author of the Talon book serieson November 13, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
"Now I am Pager" is the story of life, friendship, loss and change.It's about a young child befriends a tree and plays around it, enjoying his company.
But when the child leaves, the tree becomes sad and lonely.
Then the tree was cut down and became paper.
A new life has begun for the tree and he loves to be a book for some other child.
I highly recommend it for all ages
Awh. A soldier boy.
Wanda "Panda" Hartzenberg is a top rated reviewer, and the author of The Struggle of Me. She is also a high-ranking reviewer on Goodreads. So I am deeply honored that she posted this review for my novel, The White Piano:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awh. A soldier boy.ByWandaon November 12, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
This is an amazing love story of a generation removed. Ben returns but finds that all is not as it should be.
And thus start our journey into how a soldier fell for a young girl who made piano keys sing.
Not the most sophisticated of men our hero however loves deeply. Appreciates more than others of his age and thus the girl with the mood swings who's mother hate him tries nonetheless to get as close to this young woman as he can for he sees her as a woman, and he sees her in her music and such passion, such determination, such fear needs love.
But will love be enough.
As always this author does not disappoint. This book, even though it is strictly speaking a romance is a study of the best and the worst of the mundane we all call life.
I loved it. Pick up your own copy and see what you think.
5.0 out of 5 stars Awh. A soldier boy.ByWandaon November 12, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
This is an amazing love story of a generation removed. Ben returns but finds that all is not as it should be.And thus start our journey into how a soldier fell for a young girl who made piano keys sing.
Not the most sophisticated of men our hero however loves deeply. Appreciates more than others of his age and thus the girl with the mood swings who's mother hate him tries nonetheless to get as close to this young woman as he can for he sees her as a woman, and he sees her in her music and such passion, such determination, such fear needs love.
But will love be enough.
As always this author does not disappoint. This book, even though it is strictly speaking a romance is a study of the best and the worst of the mundane we all call life.
I loved it. Pick up your own copy and see what you think.
November 12, 2015
Come meet me at The Saturday Showcase
I'm thrilled to visit Bella Harte at The Saturday Showcase on her blog, where she asked me about my now novel (released yesterday) The Music of Us. She asked me how I came up with the name of the series, Still Life with Memories.
Check it out: The Saturday Showcase
Check it out: The Saturday Showcase
November 11, 2015
Powerful Poignant and a Trip down Memory Lane
I cherish the first review of any one of my books, and tot make it even sweeter, this one is from a Top 500 Reviewer, mysteriously called Chief, USN Ret...VT Town. This is how he describes my new novel, The Music of Us:
~~Powerful/Poignant and a Trip down Memory Lane~~
By Chief, USN Ret...VT Town TOP 500 REVIEWER on November 11, 2015Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
A powerful and poignant novel that will grip at your heart strings ... a love story that invites the reader into a romance between Lenny and Natasha. Starting in 1970 for a brief period it goes back to the days when these two met in the 1940's. Lenny had joined the US Marines and Natasha was a 16 year old concert pianist. Natasha's family name of Horowitz evokes memories of a long line of musicians.
Powerful for me in that the subject of Alzheimer's Disease is handled with great aplomb. Is this disease passed genetically or not? 'Memory is a liar' as Natasha so aptly said. Reading this on Veteran's Day was poignant especially when the casket of Charlie was brought home and 'Amazing Grace' was played.
Lots in this from WW II including some of the songs that were hits and also the topic of rationing items was covered. For some this will be a trip down memory lane. Life, love and the courage to comfort one another and to bridge the differences though the years is incredible.
Most highly recommended.
~~Powerful/Poignant and a Trip down Memory Lane~~
By Chief, USN Ret...VT Town TOP 500 REVIEWER on November 11, 2015Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
A powerful and poignant novel that will grip at your heart strings ... a love story that invites the reader into a romance between Lenny and Natasha. Starting in 1970 for a brief period it goes back to the days when these two met in the 1940's. Lenny had joined the US Marines and Natasha was a 16 year old concert pianist. Natasha's family name of Horowitz evokes memories of a long line of musicians.Powerful for me in that the subject of Alzheimer's Disease is handled with great aplomb. Is this disease passed genetically or not? 'Memory is a liar' as Natasha so aptly said. Reading this on Veteran's Day was poignant especially when the casket of Charlie was brought home and 'Amazing Grace' was played.
Lots in this from WW II including some of the songs that were hits and also the topic of rationing items was covered. For some this will be a trip down memory lane. Life, love and the courage to comfort one another and to bridge the differences though the years is incredible.
Most highly recommended.
What an absolutely cracking read this was!
Karl Wiggins describes himself as an author, humourist, raconteur and (unfortunately) master of dysphemism. I am thrilled to find his review of my novel, Rise to Power:
5.0 out of 5 stars What an absolutely cracking read this was!ByKarl Wigginson November 9, 2015Format: Kindle Edition
I started reading this book a week or so before I went away on holiday, and after just a few pages I decided to put it aside and wait to read while away. It is that good.
We all know the story of David, the musician who became a hero by killing Goliath, but to view that event unroll through his own eyes is nothing short of magical. This was a book that I never wanted to end.
David had been promised King Saul’s daughter, Merav, if he killed Goliath. Merav is lovely and bubbly with a bust that points to the stars,’ but instead of Merav, Saul takes the opportunity to offload his other daughter, Michal, whose chest is as flat as a board. “Who on earth would want a flat-chested, grumpy Jewish princess like her?” asks David, but it’s Michal he ends up with.
Unsurprisingly, David’s imagination still conjures up visions of Merav, but her cleavage is even more revealing and her bust even riper, and so to compensate for having the flat-chested daughter dumped on him David starts sleeping around. And who can blame him?
The story finishes off with the tale of Bathsheba, who by all accounts was well fit. For those who aren’t familiar with her tale, David spotted her bathing on the roof of her apartment, flashing a bit of this and that, and …. well, I’m sure you get my drift. David’s over there in a New York heartbeat, and before you know it Bathsheba’s pregnant.
Well now, David’s in a bit of a tiz-woz because she’s actually married to one of his soldiers, Uriah the Hittite. So he’s obviously got to get rid of him. He sends him off to war with instructions to his generals that when the action hots up they’re all to leg it on out of there and leave old Uriah stranded, which they do. Uriah was a bit of a numbskull and when he was told to hold the fort on his own while they all pegged it to safety, he’s up for it.
Not for long, of course, because before you know it they’re all on him, “Uriah, ye dobber, tak' 'at ye twat, an' 'at, ye Sasanach heathen. Kick his heed in! Chop ay his heed!” and it doesn’t take long before it’s the end of old Uriah.
David gets beautiful Bathsheba, who gives birth Solomon, of all prophets.
I’ve always loved the tale of Bathsheba but trust me when I tell you that Uvi Poznansky is a master storyteller and writes her narrative much eloquently than I ever could.
All in all, this book (the first of three I believe) offers a unique insight into the early years of King David, and I absolutely loved it!
5.0 out of 5 stars What an absolutely cracking read this was!ByKarl Wigginson November 9, 2015Format: Kindle Edition
I started reading this book a week or so before I went away on holiday, and after just a few pages I decided to put it aside and wait to read while away. It is that good.We all know the story of David, the musician who became a hero by killing Goliath, but to view that event unroll through his own eyes is nothing short of magical. This was a book that I never wanted to end.
David had been promised King Saul’s daughter, Merav, if he killed Goliath. Merav is lovely and bubbly with a bust that points to the stars,’ but instead of Merav, Saul takes the opportunity to offload his other daughter, Michal, whose chest is as flat as a board. “Who on earth would want a flat-chested, grumpy Jewish princess like her?” asks David, but it’s Michal he ends up with.
Unsurprisingly, David’s imagination still conjures up visions of Merav, but her cleavage is even more revealing and her bust even riper, and so to compensate for having the flat-chested daughter dumped on him David starts sleeping around. And who can blame him?
The story finishes off with the tale of Bathsheba, who by all accounts was well fit. For those who aren’t familiar with her tale, David spotted her bathing on the roof of her apartment, flashing a bit of this and that, and …. well, I’m sure you get my drift. David’s over there in a New York heartbeat, and before you know it Bathsheba’s pregnant.
Well now, David’s in a bit of a tiz-woz because she’s actually married to one of his soldiers, Uriah the Hittite. So he’s obviously got to get rid of him. He sends him off to war with instructions to his generals that when the action hots up they’re all to leg it on out of there and leave old Uriah stranded, which they do. Uriah was a bit of a numbskull and when he was told to hold the fort on his own while they all pegged it to safety, he’s up for it.
Not for long, of course, because before you know it they’re all on him, “Uriah, ye dobber, tak' 'at ye twat, an' 'at, ye Sasanach heathen. Kick his heed in! Chop ay his heed!” and it doesn’t take long before it’s the end of old Uriah.
David gets beautiful Bathsheba, who gives birth Solomon, of all prophets.
I’ve always loved the tale of Bathsheba but trust me when I tell you that Uvi Poznansky is a master storyteller and writes her narrative much eloquently than I ever could.
All in all, this book (the first of three I believe) offers a unique insight into the early years of King David, and I absolutely loved it!
November 9, 2015
Check out my interview with Effrosyni in Athens: about art and writing
I am thrilled to be visiting Effrosyni Moschoudi, a talented author with a passion for books and movies, who lives in Athens. Visiting her brings back to me fond memories of this unique place. She asked me about my writing and my art.
Please check out my interview:
Interview with the multi-talented Uvi Poznansky
Please check out my interview:
Interview with the multi-talented Uvi Poznansky
November 8, 2015
Sentimentally Gripping
A short and sweet review by Kevin for The White Piano:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sentimentally GrippingBykevinon November 8, 2015Format: Kindle Edition
'The White Piano' is a deep, emotionally charged story of how a family deals with life's tragic challenges. How the characters deal with their circumstances will definitely invoke strong feelings of love, pain, regrets and sorrow. This is a story that we can all relate to, for we know life isn't always 'fair' or 'prosperous'. The feelings and emotions experienced in this story will definitely stay with you long after you put the book down.
5.0 out of 5 stars Sentimentally GrippingBykevinon November 8, 2015Format: Kindle Edition
'The White Piano' is a deep, emotionally charged story of how a family deals with life's tragic challenges. How the characters deal with their circumstances will definitely invoke strong feelings of love, pain, regrets and sorrow. This is a story that we can all relate to, for we know life isn't always 'fair' or 'prosperous'. The feelings and emotions experienced in this story will definitely stay with you long after you put the book down.
