Die Patriarchin

Synopsis of Die Patriarchin

«Die Patriarchin» is the novel by Marcia Rose, published by Btb Bei Goldmann in paperback (638 pages, in German).

Four generations of women from one family, from the bohemia of Greenwich Village to the world of entertainment. Leah, the matriarch, fights against injustice; Jo depicts bombed-out London; Sarah takes refuge in song; Annie tries to succeed as a comedian and finds in her great-grandmother Leah the bond that unites them.

The novel «Die Patriarchin» was originally published in 1994 as Like Mother, Like Daughter; this 2002 German edition is translated by Almuth Carstens.

For readers of historical novels and family sagas centred on female characters, with settings such as New York, London and the world of entertainment.