Leah Rae Lambert published her first historical novel, The Unveiling, in August, 2009. Although the book is fiction, real people and events inspired the story. Extensive research and personal interviews provided rich source material. The story follows one family’s journey through the 20th century, bringing to light its struggle to escape oppression in czarist Russia and later the stigma of mental illness in the family. This book is about resilience and hope, and portrays how liberating it can be to unveil family secrets.

After a successful launch hosted by the University of Toronto in November 2009, Leah has made a number of personal appearances to discuss the book with interested groups in Toronto, Florida, Atlanta and Pittsburgh. A variety of bookstores in those cities have taken the book on consignment and copies are selling. The Unveiling is also available through all the on-line booksellers and on http://www.judaica.com.

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle included a positive review of The Unveiling in March, 2010. Leah has also been using personal contacts and social networking sites to publicize the book. Feedback from readers has been excellent. See http://www.leahlambert.net and http://www.authair.blogspot.com. Future speaking events are scheduled in Maryland, Longboat Key, Florida and Toronto.

Leah is looking forward to starting to write her next book. She has a topic and title in mind, and now she needs to shift her focus away from PR and back to writing.