The Cape House

Happily Codependent Ever After

Posted on November 9, 2017

So the Cape House is officially on the market. I saw the listing last night on Trulia, and the pictures…

Throwing Out History

Posted on September 6, 2017

I spent the tail end of August at the Cape House, helping my father clear out 20 years of family history:…

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…

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…

The Cape House

Rocking the Sober Living Rocks Podcast

Posted on May 2, 2017

Esther Nagel is the coolest: a writer in recovery, a blogger and podcast hostess, a yoga teacher, contemplative walker and…

Grief and Loss, The Cape House

On Pain and Cherry Blossoms

Posted on April 20, 2017

For the past five weeks, I’ve had horrible sciatica. This isn’t new. I “adopted” the condition while delivering my first…

Spiritual Discovery, The Cape House

A Guru with a Nametag

Posted on April 13, 2017

Since my mother died, Passover has been a tough time of year. The holiday was sandwiched right in the middle…

Addiction and Recovery, The Cape House

The Great British Baking Show

Posted on April 4, 2017

Thanks to my friend Shira, I’m currently obsessed with a show on Netflix called “The Great British Baking Show.” As…

Addiction and Recovery, The Cape House

You’re Meant For More Than This

Posted on March 29, 2017

Thirteen years ago today, I walked into a meeting in Western New Jersey and listened to women who looked how…

Grief and Loss, The Cape House

My Mom Has an Amazing Skeleton

Posted on March 16, 2017

One night, I turned to my sister and said, “She’s probably bones now, right?” I was, of course, referring to…

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"