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#MemorialDay #Weekend: Start At Odds with Destiny

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Masterfully Written

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, Apart From Love:

5  Masterfully Written, May 17, 2015
This review is from: Apart From Love (Kindle Edition) Apart From Love by Uvi Poznansky is a testament that there are truly gifted writers out there that can create a masterpiece. Masterfully written, Apart From Love is a captivating tale told from two different perspectives giving it an air of wonder and giving the reader a fascinating journey. Not to give anything away and considering that there is an abundance of reviews giving insight into the storyline and plot, I'll save you the redundancy but I will say this, This is one of those tales that will stick with you, leaving with questions to ponder as to what exactly took place, especially in the mind of Lenny.

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A chat with Judith Barrow

Judith Barrow has BA (Hons) in Literature with the Open University, a Diploma in Drama from Swansea University and a MA in Creative Writing with Trinity College, Carmarthen. I am thrilled to visit her place, where she has a little chat with me about my upcoming novel. Check it out:


Today I'm pleased to be chatting with Uvi Poznansky

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A Fighter Till the End

Michelle Bellon is a young yet prolific author. Her books, Embracing Me, Embracing You and Rogue Alliance,are a thrill to read, as she writes as easily in one genre as another. It feels so rewarding to find her review of my novel, The Edge of Revolt: 

5 A Fighter Till the End, May 11, 2015By Michelle BellonVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: The Edge of Revolt (The David Chronicles Book 3) (Kindle Edition) "Whatever else I may have lost during the years of my decline, the instinct of a fighter is still in me, which I find amazing. I hope it will go on sustaining me to the end."

This quote from Uvi's 3rd installment of The David Chronicles sums up the entire read eloquently. As with the other novels, Poznansky delivers rich, vibrant characters who speak to the reader in real time. Such an approach to these biblical renditions bring tales of old to life in a way that gives them a vivid and authentic tone allowing the reader to feel and see every scene.

Uvi's poetic nature comes through the prose stronger than ever with this story as she pushes her character to his limits. David must navigate the tentative politics surrounding his leadership as drama unfolds around him. All the while, he faces the unrelenting mirror of his own mortality and the decisions he must make to stop a revolt and find his successor.

This is a beautifully told story. I recommend it highly.

A Fine, Modern Shakespearean Tragedy

S. R Mallery has been a singer, a calligrapher, a quilt designer, and an ESL teacher.  
As a writer, history is her focus and is woven into her stories with a delicate thread. I am thrilled to read her review of my novel, Apart From Love:

5 A Fine, Modern Shakespearean Tragedy, May 9, 2015By S. R. MalleryVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Apart From Love (Kindle Edition)

Using a lovely, lyrical prose, Uvi Poznansky gently guides the reader into the deep cavern of a dysfunctional family playing out their own form of a Shakespearean tragedy. The protagonists are four-fold: an emotionally detached father and in his wake, his emotionally bereft son; an ex-wife experiencing a serious illness, and a very young second wife, mopping up the messy pieces while struggling with her own past.

Not an easy scenario, yet Poznansky, along with beautiful descriptions, manages to portray each character with great depth and authenticity. Personally, my favorite leading figure was the second wife, Anita, who grew up with so little, yet in the midst of this highly educated and intimidating family, slowly displays her innate intelligence and ends up outshining them all. If you’re looking for a book that will make you think and offers you an in-depth study into human behavior, this is for you! Highly recommended.

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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. 

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. 

How does he 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?


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An amazing collection!

I am thrilled to discover this in-depth review of our boxed set, At Odds with Destiny:

5 An amazing collection!ByWarrior Princesson May 5, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

What an amazing collection of varied genres, styles, authors and characters, and a great introduction to talented writers. So far, my favorites are Uvi Poznansky’s Rise to Power (biblical fiction), Brandt Legg’s Outview (science fiction/fantasy), and The Luck of the Weissensteiners by Christoph Fischer (historical fiction).

Uvi Poznasky’s “Rise to Power” is an adaptation of a familiar story from the Old Testament is unique and feels very modern. From the very first line of the prologue, the story drew me in, partly because of the masterful use of the first person by the author, and partly because of her engaging writing style. The scene of King David as a prisoner trying to escape and tell his story to liberate his soul is compelling and highly readable.And then the story gets even better. It has crisp and engaging dialogue, well-drawn characters and a unique plot. It was interesting for me to see the events from King David’s perspective and trace his journey from childhood to maturity and right into today’s time, making the story relevant and engaging for today’s readers. In this story, King David is not a mythical hero – he comes across as a real person, imperfect, flawed, and experiencing conflicting emotions – and that makes him so much more relatable, and his story – so much more compelling.

“Outview” by Brandt Legg makes the readers think about many philosophical concepts but presents them in a very accessible way. One such concept is that of awareness.The author Brandt Legg makes us question our own lives and consider how aware we really are of our surroundings, of others, and of ourselves – and that’s a great issue to ponder for a person of any age, teenagers included. Many ideas in this book and the eloquent way that the author expresses them feel like pearls of ancient wisdom in the modern world, and that’s incredibly appealing.Here’s just one such idea (out of many more that I loved): “The unseen world is enormously deeper and much more exciting than the human world, but when the two were combined it was a million times more fascinating.” This idea reminded me of the Little Prince, a character of one of my favorite childhood books by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who said that “eyes are blind. You have to look with your heart.” And isn’t that a great lesson for all of us, teenagers or not.

Christoph Fischer’s “The Luck of th Weissensteiners” is a beautifully told story filled with allegories and symbolism. At one point, Greta and Wilhelm are considering getting forged passports from a communist and a former customer of Wilhelm's bookshop. A passing phrase, "we know a lot about people by the kind of books they buy" immediately made me think of the power of books, a theme that runs strongly throughout this novel, and Hitler's multiple agencies that diligently worked at blacklisting, banning, and eliminating anything that could be construed as "un-German." Banning books and limiting information access - a terrifying but still very much present concept in today's world.

The author's portrayal of Greta as a "pawn in a political chess game" as she is trying to fit in but failing, feels very real. In Greta's case, with her Jewish background but lack of Jewish religion, a blond son, and a German husband, she just doesn't belong with either Jews or Germans. Nowhere seems safe for her in war-ravaged Europe. Greta's plight feels so real, I couldn't help but wonder if it's the author's own "ambiguous sense of belonging" in Bavaria (he was born in Germany from a mixed heritage marriage) shaped his understanding and emotional connection to Greta.

I touch my skin right under my breasts, where the little one’s curled

“What matters is only what’s here. I touch my skin right under my breasts, which is where the little one’s curled, and where he kicks, ‘cause he has to. Like, he don’t feel so cosy no more. Here, can you feel it? I reckon he wants me to talk to him. He can hear me inside, for sure. He can hear every note of this silvery music. 
It ripples all around him, wave after wave. I can tell that it’s starting to sooth him. It’s so full of joy, of delight, even if to him, it’s coming across somewhat muffled. Like a dream in a dream, it’s floating inside, into his soft, tender ear. 
I close my eyes and hold myself, wrapping my arms real soft—around me around him—and I rock ever so gently, back and forth, back and forth, with every note of this silvery marvel. You can barely hear me—but here I am, singing along. I’m whispering words into myself, into him.”

Anita in Apart From Love.




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What she is envisioning is motherhood, which is the subject of my scuplture by the same name. It is hard to imagine this is actually bronze, because the patina is made to look like marble. I polished the piece until it became completely smooth to the touch, as if nature--by gusts of wind and the flow of water--has buffed this rock over time, the way pebbles come to be. 
But in the back, I 'carved' into the piece, so as to make it look as if it has broken. This makes for an interesting balance, as if you try to make a rock stand on edge. But more importantly, it is symbolic, for self-sacrifice is the nature of motherhood.
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“Liberally salted with buttery smooth prose & fascinating insights”