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High wind and heavy rain today brought ducks, geese, turkeys, frogs and rifle shots throughout the day, followed in the evening by the sound of fat raindrops hitting the last few leaves and the leaves thudding to the ground. Temps in mid 60s. Watch for slippery conditions as the leaves float on the road on their way to a winter resting place.

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Thanks to the beta-readers of Inconceivable!  These readers received a pdf with no cover art, interior illustrations or author bio of any kind and were asked to comment. Selected excerpts in order of receipt.


“The writing is smooth and commercial. These pages are funny, quirky, and sweet and yet they have an oddly foreboding quality to them. The book has a nice pace and an engaging writing style.  Both Helene and Greco are intriguing.  I found this entertaining from beginning to end.”


“The strongest thing about Inconceivable! is that it takes a very singular issue, i.e. Helene and Greco’s anxiety about their pregnancy, and branches out from that into a detailed journey through their pasts and heritage. The method of using short chapters to juggle viewpoints from multiple characters works well and kept me interested throughout. I was impressed by the overall scope of the story and more specifically, by the skill with which the author has developed a dozen (or so!) key characters. By the epilogue, everything came together nicely and I wasn’t left wondering about loose ends. It’s an interesting story and fun to read!”


“I have read Inconceivable! and enjoyed it very much. Can't understand what is taking these publishers so long to publish it.”


“This book is so much fun to read you don’t realize how much you’ve learned or how deep the themes are until two days later. Even the chapter titles are clever.”


 “I very much enjoyed reading Inconceivable!   The story development kept me interested, which must mean that the writing was good.  The breadth of knowledge that went into the book is impressive. You learn various national cultures, ethnicities, peculiarities, aspects of the Holocaust – even life on the banks of the East River.  The characters are believable.  A natural for the movies.”


“The problem with this book is that I can’t identify a genre.  It’s funny, but it’s not a comedy.  There’s a love story, but it’s not a romance.  It’s not chick lit, but it deals with serious female issues – pregnancy, self-image, relationships.  It’s a mystery without detectives.  There’s history, genetics and medicine, but not dry. There are social issues, but it’s not preachy.  I give up.”


“I laughed out loud a few times, some tears here and there and cheered at the ending. In the final chapter, I thought I knew everyone and I wanted to be there with them.”


"Loved reading Inconceivable!  Good story, fascinating twists, kept me engaged all the way through.  Its author comes across as highly intelligent and sensitive; in fact, a bit of a polymath.   So many different facets of life, and made part of the story in a coherent manner."


“An artfully crafted a story, the constituents of which are rarely combined in today’s literature. Historical events and contemporary family drama take the stage against the backdrop of New York City as characters struggle with  unique issues and uncover painful truths. From the holocaust to rural Ireland, cultural stereotypes to modern yuppie values, Inconceivable! is a journey that is a natural for the big screen.

Judge this book by its cover, please. Would you be motivated to read it?