Rea Bochner – Author and Mom

Self Exploration

Sound and Fury

Posted on August 9, 2017

When I was in seventh grade, I took a sign language class. It was something I’d always wanted to…

Self Exploration

The Five-Second Hug

Posted on July 27, 2017

We got into a car accident yesterday – a fender bender that happened faster than my reflexes could respond. It…

Self Exploration

Weeds

Posted on July 11, 2017

I like to think of myself as this one-with-the-earth hippie type that lives for the outdoors, content only when wrist-deep…

Grief and Loss, The Cape House

The Cape House

Posted on June 28, 2017

Many people assume, since my mother passed away at The Cape House, that it’s a painful place for me to…

Spiritual Discovery

One Page a Day

Posted on June 9, 2017

Years ago, my family spent Passover vacation at a resort in Arizona, where hundreds of Jewish families like mine came to tour the desert,…

Grief and Loss

It Will Be Good

Posted on June 7, 2017

I don’t remember meeting Esther. In my memory, she’s simply held the post of “best friend” for the duration of…

Self Exploration

Marriage is for Morons

Posted on June 2, 2017

Oh, man. My husband and I are in a BIG fight right now. I won’t go into the details, because…

The Cape House

To Make You Pretty

Posted on May 26, 2017

This morning, my three-year-old, Aryeh, presented me with an index card he’d colored with meticulous attention – and every marker…

Self Exploration

I Lost My Brandeis

Posted on May 22, 2017

I’ll be the first to admit it: I was a crappy student in high school. I cut class, ignored my…

Writing

Meeting Paula Danziger

Posted on May 19, 2017

As a young reader, I had two favorite writers: Judy Blume and Paula Danziger. Judy wrote about the angst, anxiety,…

Reviews

Rea Bochner is a fantastic writer, a marvelous storyteller and a deeply empathetic soul. Read her story and be inspired and uplifted. She's funny too!"

- Sara Benincasa, author of "Real Artists Have Day Jobs"

"This irresistible, spiritual memoir is chock full of irreverence, heart, astonishing insight and laugh-out-loud humor - and not a drop of schmaltz. Altogether a jewel of a book."

- Ruchama King Feuerman, Author of "In The Courtyard of the Kabbalist"

"Rea Bochner’s The Cape House is a book to read again and again. The poignant memoir of her mother is heartbreaking, hilarious, and impossible to put down. Few writers can handle such themes as family and death with the seamless grace as Bochner does in The Cape House . Even more unbelievable is that this book is a debut. Rea Bochner is a stand-out author who we will surely see more from for many years."

- Laura Wieland, Author of "The Final Swing"