![AlternateShanaRitter.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f76725_39d2ba6bf9b94544b727a41fad3166c5~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_167,y_83,w_938,h_681/fill/w_696,h_492,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/AlternateShanaRitter.jpg)
In The Time of Leaving
![BookCover2.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f76725_71888a556ff34fbbb461a8e342938e29~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_27,w_3720,h_5250/fill/w_474,h_669,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/BookCover2.jpeg)
​
A story of exile and resilience
Spain 1492
​
Esther and her daughters Chava and Sarah are part of a prominent family with close ties to the royal court. But then the Inquisition gains force and the Jewish community is ordered to convert or leave. There is only a short time to decide whether to relinquish their home and all they have known, or stay and forsake everything they believe.
​
Available on Amazon in Kindle and print
& at local booksellers
![LasArribes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f76725_ce66a48c75064a44bf2fc28061e65fd0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_745,h_559,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f76725_ce66a48c75064a44bf2fc28061e65fd0~mv2.jpeg)
A Remembrance of Water
​
​
In the fall of 2021, I participated in the Religion, Spirituality, and Arts residency. An interdisciplinary group of artists used the narrative of Exodus as a jumping-off point for an exploration of climate, cultural anthropology, myth and legend. The residency culminated in a series of poems that can be found here.
​
​
​
Blog
Contact
I would love to hear from you and am available for book groups, talks, and workshops-- all of which can be done virtually.