Novelist
MARILYN SIMON ROTHSTEIN
Novelist
Coming October 15, 2024
Who Loves You Best
"Funny, spirited, poignant, fantastic."
--Maddie Dawson, author, Let's Pretend This Will Work
A new novel available for pre-order on Amazon now!
MEET MARILYN
Marilyn’s new novel, Crazy to Leave You, was published on May 24, 2022 by Lake Union Publishing. Lisa Barr, author of Women on Fire, said:
"Rothstein’s genius lies in her keen observations, richly developed characters, razor-sharp ability to expose family dysfunction at its rotten core – and most of all, her unparalleled laugh-out-loud humor through love, loss, hope and healing."
Marilyn Simon Rothstein's first novel, Lift and Separate, was released in December 2016, and received the 2017 Star Award for Best Debut from the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. Jennifer Belle, bestselling author of High Maintenance, said, “Lift and Separate is a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming story that begs to be a blockbuster starring Nicholson and Keaton and shares the vulnerability, wisdom, and brilliance of Nora Ephron's Heartburn.”
Marilyn’s second humorous novel, Husbands and Other Sharp Objects, was published in March 2018, also by Lake Union. Camille Pagan, author of Life and Other Near-Death Experiences, said, “From the first page I knew I was in expert hands. Rothstein has a true gift for humor and a knack for hitting the nail on the head—and her latest is no exception. Prepare to laugh a lot, cry a little, and come away from this novel feeling full of hope and joy.”
In addition, Marilyn is an engaging speaker who has addressed thousands of avid readers--from Dallas to Atlanta to Miami to Memphis. She has spoken extensively through the Jewish Book Council. She has entertained the members of philanthropic organizations and enjoys all literary events. She is a keynote speaker at the Pulpwood Queen Girlfriends Weekend. Pulpwood Queen is a network of over 700 books clubs worldwide.
Marilyn grew up in New York City, earned a degree in journalism from NYU, began her writing career at Seventeen magazine, married a man she met in an elevator and owned an award-winning advertising agency for more than twenty-five years.
She lives in Connecticut with her sharp object.
BOOKS
Crazy to Leave You
The worst day in Lauren Leo's life may be the best thing that ever happened to her...
“Reading a book by Marilyn Simon Rothstein is like sitting at the fun table at a wedding, listening to all an insider’s funny stories about the blessed event’s guests, and those she unsparingly tells on herself. Marilyn Simon Rothstein makes me laugh—and reminds me that even in a comic novel, the emotional dynamics in a nosy, tight-knit Jewish family with three competitive daughters can be as twisted as they are laughable. In Rothstein’s third hilarious novel, we follow the victim of a brutal hit-and-runaway groom, a bride with a ticking biological clock and a brilliant Manhattan advertising career. Despite her bona fides, this abandoned singleton has no way to spin the mortifying situation she finds herself in—dumped at the altar by a weakling who announces his plan by texting her sister. Will she ever love again? Will she ever stop eating to fill the hole he left? You’ll find out, and if you’re like me, you’ll be waiting for this author’s next book.” —Thelma Adams, author of The Last Woman Standing and Bittersweet Brooklyn
LIFT AND SEPARATE
Marcy Hammer’s life has been turned upside down. Her husband, the head of a global brassiere empire, didn’t think twice about leaving her after thirty-three years of marriage for a 32DD lingerie model. Now Harvey the Home Wrecker is missing in action, but Marcy’s through thinking about what a cliché he is. What she needs now is a party-size bag of potato chips, a good support system, and a new dress.
Striking out on her own is difficult at first, but Marcy manages to find traces of humor in her heartbreak. Even while devastated by Harvey’s departure, she still has her indomitable spirit and her self-respect. She has no intention of falling apart, either, even when her adult children drop a few bombshells of their own and she discovers a secret about her new, once-in-a-lifetime friend. Life may be full of setbacks, but by lifting herself up by her own lacy straps, Marcy just may be able to handle them all.
HUSBANDS AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS
After a lifetime of marriage, Marcy Hammer is ready to get herself unhitched—just as everyone else in her life is looking for a commitment. Her new boyfriend, Jon, wants to get serious, and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Harvey, is desperate to get back together. When her headstrong daughter announces a secret engagement to Harvey’s attorney, Marcy finds herself planning her daughter’s wedding as she plans her own divorce.
Now with two huge events on the horizon, the indomitable Marcy soon realizes that there’s nothing like a wedding to bring out the worst in everybody. From petty skirmishes over an ever-growing guest list to awkward confrontations with her sticky-fingered new in-laws, pulling off the wedding is going to be a challenge; seeing her divorce through is going to be a trial. And trying to make everyone happy might prove to be impossible—because in the end, Marcy alone must make a choice between something old and something new.
