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Powerful, Compelling and Unique

After a 30 year career in the telecommunications industry, Bill Cronin sold a telecommunications and business management consultancy in 2000 to pursue a writing career. He is the author of five novels. I am delighted to find his review for my novel, My Own Voice:

Powerful, Compelling and UniqueBy Bill Cronin on September 11, 2015Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase Uvi Poznansky's, 'My Own Voice,' is a creative, gripping and deeply moving tale of a young girl coming of age in unfathomable emotional circumstances.
In Anita, Poznansky's has created character who lingers long after the final paragraph. She makes her live through masterful use of dialect, exquisite interior monologue and attention to detail.
This is the second novel I've read by this extremely talented author.

Superb literary writing

Lovely new review for my novel, My Own Voice:

 Superb literary writing, September 3, 2015
By BookwormThis review is from: My Own Voice (Still Life with Memories Book 1) (Kindle Edition) 17 year old Anita meets an older man, Lenny. In her simple way she decribes to the reader her love for the married man and slowly we learn about her past and the odd dynamic between the couple. The situation gets more complicated by the illness of Lenny's ex-wife and the arrival of his son Ben. The characters are drawn perfectly.
There is also a great supportive cast in form of aunt Hadassa and her sisters .
Poznansky's writing style is sharp and poignant as she uncovers the deeper layers of her characters with a superb literary quality. Casually analytical and close to the bone of truth, this is an excellent and accomplished portrayal of a fascinating and captivating family situation.

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Wonderful and fascinating story

Lovely new review for my novel, The White Piano:

Wonderful and fascinating storyBy Bookworm on September 3, 2015Format: Kindle Edition
This book goes hand in hand with the author's "My own Voice" and the two work very well as a set.
The core of the story is Lenny's marriage to his second wife, Anita, a much younger version of his ex-wife Natasha, who has early onset Alzheimers. While one book follows the narrative of Anita, we now hear the story from Ben's side, who is Lenny's estranged son.
His observations cast a new light on the situation. His perspective, aided by letters from his mother, bring new revelations and peel further layers of the family. The author also uses tape recordings in the book, making this a very accomplished piece of story telling. While I don't often like 'clever' or constructed plot devices, here it works extremely well.
The author has a unique sharp and poignant writing style and with the change of perspectives she gives the characters further depth. Great writing, a fascinating premise and wonderful insight in human nature make this a read very worth your time.

I imagined that she knew I was coming for her

“Not sure you can drive it?” said Uncle Shmeel. “Just try, what’s the worse that can happen?”An answer wasn’t expected, so I did not waste time looking for one. Instead I asked, “Are you sure?”“Sure I’m sure!”“Can you afford it?” “No,” he said, “but how could I say no to such a fine vehicle? I got it as a birthday gift. Pearl is grateful, so grateful to me for letting her cling to the hope that she can change me, despite all evidence to the contrary. She knows how to treat someone like me, someone who appreciates the more elegant things in life.”“You,” I said, “are a lucky man.” To which he shrugged. “She’s a patient woman.” Out of his pocket came the car keys, jingling. “Here,” he said. “You’re going to have great fun driving her. She’s such a beauty!”“You mean, Pearl?”“No! The car.”“That,” I said, “was my second guess.”“She’s sitting there idly,” he said, pointing farther ahead, across the intersection. “There in the driveway, see? And she’s doing nothing but trying to tempt me morning, noon, and night to take her out for a spin, which is the first thing I’ll do as soon as I get my driving license.”“What’s stopping you?”“I keep failing the damn test.”
We turned the corner and there she was, looking quite substantial in her wide, matronly body, radiating heat in the mid-morning sun. She was graced by the ample roundness of the front and rear fenders, which were shaped as puffed-out cheeks. The grille was a three-part affair with a tall center that nosed its way down in-between twin nostrils, low down on the fenders. I imagined that she knew I was coming for her.
Lenny in The Music of Us
This romance novel is set in WWII, which for me is an invitation to research every detail, every aspect of the story, including car models of that era. The 1941 Ford Super Delux is described here almost as if it were a character, by Lenny, a young marine on his way for a date with his girl, Natasha. 

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“Liberally salted with buttery smooth prose & fascinating insights”

Beautiful and quirky

Short and sweet review for my children's book, Jess and Wiggle:

 Beautiful and quirky., September 4, 2015
By SnowdragonVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Jess and Wiggle (Kindle Edition) Beautiful illustrations. A bit quirky and fun. Check youtube for the animated version done by the artist.

This is a book to challenge your childs imagination

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 children's book, Jess and Wiggle:


This is a book to challenge your childs imagination., August 6, 2015By Wanda "Wandah Panda" on August 6, 2015This review is from: Jess and Wiggle (Kindle Edition)Oh this is so sweet. Complicated and challenging ans still sweet.

I know from my friends' children that at the age this is aimed for children need a picture on every page without too many words but enough to give them time to watch the pictures closely. This is sure true for this book and also the story does not assume the child to be an idiot but rather explainst a truth as is. Also not all the words in this book is average usages for a child the age this book is aimed at so I am sure that is also a good thing exposing a child to a larger vocabulary while never forgetting to use the sings song rhyme method that soothes a young heart.

All in all, I think as a parent you will not go wrong with the purchase of this book.

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A Time Old Tale, Told With An Astute Voice

Just discovered a great new review for my historical fiction novel, Rise to Power:

5 A Time Old Tale, Told With An Astute VoiceByAmazonCust49on September 3, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase Reading Uvi Pozansky is like dipping one's toe into a seemingly calm lake. At first it feels motionless, yet the deeper one goes, the more turbulent and complex the waters become. So it is with Mz. Pozansky's lovely, astute, and highly analytical writing.

Of course, most of us have heard the story of David versus Goliath. But in "RISE TO POWER (Book of David), the author takes a different path. Much like the composer Salieri in "Amadeus" or the main protagonist, Benjamin Britten, she begins the book with an older, hopefully wiser King David, forced into quarantine and all the while ruminating about his life. A bountiful life filled with his beginnings as a court musician to King Saul, his private ambitions, and ultimately, his lust for power overriding everything.

As the book progresses, we realize this is a great story about the young lying in wait for the old to decline--a time old tale, told this time as an ancient lore (albeit with a lot of modern phrasing), where Philistines, concubines, and battles reign supreme and human foibles are presented for what they are––man's weaknesses throughout time. VERY well told!

Here is my visit at @SusanneLeist's wonderful blog, check it out

Here is my visit at Susanne Leist's wonderful blog. I talk about 'the long and the short of it'--breaking the rules when writing a story. 

Check it out: INTERVIEW WITH UVI POZNANSKY, AUTHOR OF “THE MUSIC OF US” AND OTHER BOOKS

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Book Description:Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before: from the king himself, telling the unofficial version, the one he never allowed his court scribes to recount. In his mind, history is written to praise the victorious—but at the last stretch of his illustrious life, he feels an irresistible urge to tell the truth. In the first volume, Rise to Power, David gives you a fascinating account of his early years, culminating with a tribal coronation. Rooted in ancient lore, his is a surprisingly modern memoir. 


Volume I: Rise to Power
This volume starts at his coming to Saul's court, to play before king Saul, and ends with his coronation to become king of a single tribe. How does David see himself, during this first phase of his life? With his hands stained with blood, can he find an inner balance between conflicting drives: his ambition for the crown, his determination to survive the conflict with Saul, and his longing for purity, for a touch of the divine, as expressed so lyrically in his psalms and music?

In an era of cruelty, when destroying the enemy is deemed a sacred directive, the slayer of Goliath finds a way to become larger than life. His search for a path to power leads him in ways that are, at times, scandalous. Notorious for his contradictions, David is seen by others as a gifted court entertainer, a successful captain in Saul’s army, a cunning fugitive, a traitor leading a gang of felons, and a ruthless raider of neighboring towns who leaves no witnesses behind. 

Volume II: A Peek at Bathsheba
This volume starts at the civil war between the tribes, his eventual coronation over the whole nation of Israel, and his affair with Bathsheba. Against the backdrop of wars, raging within the land and without, David is growing into the mantle of leadership. Between his anointment as a tribal king and his anointment as the king of all of Israel, he uses wisdom, cunning, and his own understanding of the forces of history, aiming for high ideals: stopping the bloodshed, uniting the nation, and bringing about healing and peace.

But then, having reached his peak, David falters. He makes a serious error that threatens to undo his political success, and cost him not only the adoration of his people—but also the sense of being sustained by a divine power. That error is the most torrid tale of passion ever told: his deliciously forbidden love for Bathsheba, followed by his attempt to cover up the ensuing scandal by sending her husband—who serves him faithfully in his army—to his death. 
Volume III:  The Edge of Revolt

Struggling to find the right balance between loving his sons and upholding justice, David is silent when Amnon rapes his daughter, Tamar, and when Absalom lures Amnon to his death. These crimes go punished, because a mysterious change has come upon the king, which his court scribes note even before he does. In the past he had to explain his actions, such as the affair with Bathsheba, to them. Now, they want to understand the opposite thing: his lack of action.In families other than his, such matters may be a mere matter of gossip. Yet when assault, incest, and murder occur in the king’s family, they affect matters of the state. David is toppled from his throne and must escape from the son he adores, Absalom.Even as he finds a way to quell the revolt and come back to the City of David, the road ahead seems unclear. How will he find the right successor amongst his remaining sons, the one who will connect to him and continue his legacy?
This is volume III of the trilogy The David Chronicles, told candidly by the king himself. David uses modern language, indicating that this is no fairytale. Rather, it is a story that is happening here and now. 

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