Marya reviewed If I told you once by Judy Budnitz
Review of 'If I told you once' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was beautiful in places--I like the magical realism mixed with gritty and sometimes funny story that slowly reveals itself to be an immigrant tale. It was a bit unremittingly grim though. Didn't anyone ever have a happy marriage with surviving kids? Don't girls ever fail to get knocked up? Can't mothers and daughters ever communicate? Still, worth reading and Ilana, the matriarch, is a gripping, tough, magical character.