Stories of Love, Loss, and the Lands That Shape Us
Paula Wagner writes lyrical memoirs that bridge cultures and generations — inviting readers to explore identity and belonging across time and place.
Newcomers in an Ancient Land
A true story of adventure, love, and discovery set against the backdrop of 1960s Israel — where history and heart intertwine.
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At eighteen, Paula is already a seasoned traveler, having begun life in England, crisscrossed the US as a young child, and survived a year in a London boarding school absorbing her mother’s heritage. But when she leaves home for Israel in search of her enigmatic father’s Jewish roots, her quest will change her life forever.
Seduced by the land, the language, and a man, she learns Hebrew on a kibbutz ulpan (a work/study program on a collective farm), then leaves for France, yet yearns to return to Israel.
Navigating her odyssey from vision to reality, she will learn much more than two new languages―and realize that if she is ever to forge her own path and identity as an individual, she must also separate from her twin sister.
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The Magic of Memoir is a memoirist’s companion for when the going gets tough. Editors Linda Joy Myers and Brooke Warner have taught and coached hundreds of memoirists to the completion of their memoirs, and they know that the journey is fraught with belittling messages from both the inner critic and naysayers, voices that make it hard to stay on course with the writing and completion of a book. Paula Wagner is one of 40 contributors in this book published on November 2016.
