I am married to a happy camper. He's a criminal lawyer who thinks people are inherently good and will befriend him. His father, at 93, is the same way. Susan Isaacs befriendcampcriminal Change image and share on social
There are days where I lose track of time, of place, of everything else, because I've been transported to another universe. Susan Isaacs dayhavelose Change image and share on social
We joined a Conservative synagogue. I began learning through engagement, rote and reading. Suddenly, I belonged... well, to the extent that a novelist can ever feel she is part of a group; we may be part of a minyan, but we're not fully merged into the community. Susan Isaacs beginbelongcommunity share on social
It's no coincidence that I began writing the day my daughter started school. I knew everything I knew before I began to write, but I was raising two children and didn't have the time to get to the typewriter. Susan Isaacs beginchildcoincidence share on social
It's not that I'm apolitical... In my youth, I was a freelance political speechwriter, which taught me a lot about writing fiction, I must add. Susan Isaacs addapoliticalfiction Change image and share on social
My first novel, 'Compromising Positions,' was a whodunit. The protagonist was a Long Island Jewish housewife who turns private investigator. But she was Jewish the way I was: lighting Sabbath candles but envying her Protestant and Catholic friends' December decorating options. Susan Isaacs candlecatholiccompromise share on social
As soon as someone is coming from New York, I automatically think I have to get dressed up. Susan Isaacs automaticallycomedress Change image and share on social
I must have been yearning for some Jewish content beyond my genetic makeup because soon after my 21st birthday, I noticed I was no longer dating WASPs. Susan Isaacs 21stbirthdaycontent Change image and share on social
With my middle-class metabolism, the suburbs were where I always wanted to be. Susan Isaacs classmetabolismmiddle Change image and share on social
I like to show ordinary people reacting to extraordinary circumstances. It's an opportunity for adventure, and I like women to have adventures. There's been far too little of it with women. Susan Isaacs adventurecircumstanceextraordinary Change image and share on social