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December 2012

By David Ebenbach, 2012
222 pages, Soft cover

Simone Ellin

When I received my review copy of “Into the Wilderness,” David Ebenbach’s new and second short story collection, I assumed it was about nature. I was kind of right; it’s a book about human nature and the rocky road through parenthood. Judaism plays a supporting role in each of Ebenbach’s stories, whether they are about single mothers, gay fathers, intermarried families or the transition from parenting children to parenting teenagers. Ebenbach’s characters are real and memorable, and readers will have no trouble identifying with their struggles. Ebenbach’s manuscript won the Washington Writers’ Publishing House Fiction Prize, and with good reason. “Into the Wilderness” is a delightful read.