Book Review: One Night with Lilith 

When a devastating fire destroys Rob and Amy Lerner’s lovely Victorian house, it also destroys a lifetime of Amy’s art, all Rob’s business papers, and their entire history (letters, photos, and memorabilia) is all gone. To make matters worse, the fire breaks out just as they are huddled in a nearby restaurant negotiating the end of their marriage.

Although “One Night With Lilith” is the story of a marriage seemingly at its end, at its heart it’s a love story. Author Martin Golan deftly draws on the biblical tale of Lilith, Adam’s first wife, who is portrayed in myth and legend as a woman not only of fierce independence but also of unbridled sexuality.

An inherently engaging and expertly crafted novel by an author with a genuine flair for originality and the kind of reader entertaining narrative storytelling style that so very few are able to sustain, “One Night With Lilith” by Martin Golan is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to both community and academic library Contemporary Literary Fiction collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that “One Night With Lilith” is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $7.99).