Jennifer Gilmore's Golden Country
This was a pretty good book about two Jewish families in the 1920s-50s whose lives keep intersecting (which becomes official when two members of the youngest generation get married). It's a great look at life in Brooklyn at the time, the immigrant experience, etc. Plus there are Jewish mobsters and the dude who invented tv (I'm not curious enough to investigate any veracity in this novel). Mostly I liked this, though it was a bit sloppy at times--what was with the non-existent siblings/children who barely merited any mentions? There was an appreciated and funny reveal at the end, at least.
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