The Rise and Fall of a Jewish American Princess - Paperback

by Barbara Rose Brooker (Author)

The Rise and Fall of a Jewish American Princess follows a female Rocky who, leaving behind the generations of women defined by marriage, rises above all obstacles into her true self on her own terms as a successful artist. Dianne Roseman is programmed by her angry mother to be a Jewish princess and to define herself by marriage. After a brutal rejection, while dreaming of becoming an artist, Dianne struggles with divorce, single parenting, and a passionate love affair with David Noel, a well-known dealer of contemporary art. Against all obstacles, from 1960 and into the '80s, Dianne evolves into her true self. On her own terms, she becomes a successful artist inside the difficult world of contemporary art. The novel explores women of all generations trapped in roles imposed on them by the past.

Author Biography

Barbara Rose Brooker is a native San Franciscan. She has a Masters in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She teaches writing at SFSU/OLLI and private seminars. She has published fiction with Morrow, Simon & Schuster, and other publishers. She is a published poet and journalist. She speaks on national television about ageism and creativity. Her novel, The Viagra Diaries, has been translated into thirteen languages.