Panoramic in scope, Away is the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, a dangerous innocent, an accidental heroine. When her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom, Lillian comes to America alone, determined to make her way in a new land. When word comes that her daughter, Sophie, might still be alive, Lillian embarks on an odyssey that takes her from the world of the Yiddish theater on New York’s Lower East Side, to Seattle’s Jazz District, and up to Alaska, along the fabled Telegraph Trail toward Siberia. All of the qualities readers love in Amy Bloom’s work–her humor and wit, her elegant and irreverent language, her unflinching understanding of passion and the human heart–come together in the embrace of this brilliant novel, which is at once heartbreaking, romantic, and completely unforgettable.

Amy will be participating in our monthly Virtual Book Club. On Sunday, October 28, you’ll have the opportunity to chat with the author about her latest book, Away. But you’ll have to sign up for our Virtual Book Club! Joining is easy. Simply send an email to writersrevealed -at- writersrevealed -dot- com with VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB in the subject line, or you can leave a comment here. Either way, we’ll fill you in on all the details.

Have you thought about joining a book club but grew tired of the drama, the scheduling, the shrieking: I HAVEN’T READ THE BOOK YET!? Afraid to commit to a monthly book club but want to check out a few new books? Want to chat with today’s most buzzworthy authors, LIVE? From the comfort of your own home? Well, pull up a chair, put on a pot of tea and charge your phone, because Writers Revealed will launch the WR Virtual Book Club.

Each month you’ll have the opportunity to chat live with one of our authors and score a free book in the process.

We’re kicking off our Virtual Book Club on August 5, 2007 with Meredith Hall, author of Without a Map and in September, we’ll be chatting with Dani Shapiro (pictured left), author of Black & White

There is no commitment to the club - you pick and choose which live chats you want to participate in, and we’ll send you a copy of the book a month in advance of the chat date.

Interested? Leave a comment here or send an email to writersrevealed -at- writersrevealed -dot- com with the subject line: VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB. We’ll fill you in on all the details.

Update: Our club for 8.5.07 (Meredith Hall) & 9.30 (Dani Shapiro) are currently closed (and thanks!! for the overwhelming amount of requests!!!), however, do email us (or comment here) to get information on how you can join the WR Virtual Book Club and updates on future virtual book clubs.