“It is so wonderful to be immersed in a lighthearted world, when everything was still possible. Delightful writing. I savor it for those moments when I need another world.”
Julie Brickman
Author
California

“I love this novel. Wow! I was totally captivated. It would make a terrific movie.”
Joan Brantz
Jane Austen Devotée
Philadelphia

“. . . a wonderful slice of [the late sixties, early seventies] and its eccentric characters and mores – written with rare perception, insight, and humour. April is a fully realized, appreciable, and likeable character. So are the characters with whom she interacts in this extraordinary rented house, at the school where she teaches, and the university where she pursues her . . . studies in music performance. The chapter depicting her session with the famed Benyamin is truly superb in its realization . . . We’re drawn lovingly into April’s life, her slowly burgeoning love life, and her humiliations and triumphs at the hands of her virtuoso teachers.

Like the best comedy and social satire, the book brings these characters and their age—an age we think of now as ambered in time – alive for the reader in a compelling, nostalgic, and rewarding way.”
Matthew Corrigan
Professor Humanities & Creative Writing
Toronto

“Rhoda, you write fabulous dialogue that accurately captures characters and a time period....when we were young and foolish in the 60s-70s!!!”
Yvonne Singer
Artist
Toronto

“An enjoyable piece of nostalgia for those who have been there and those born too early to go.”
Deirdre Hart-Jaimet
Psychiatric Nurse
Ottawa

"A beautiful day at the beach, a chair and Moon Over Mandalay, and I had a wonderful time. It's a terrific story. As I type this I still have April et al running through my thoughts. You captured a time perfectly that was so familiar and brought back so many of my own memories."
Iris Levy
Graphic Design Artist
Santa Monica, California

"Just finished reading your book and didn't want it to end. Feel like I know the characters. You captured a portion of my life. And you did it so well ! Had to tell you how much I enjoyed it. It's so well written with just the right mix of humour, romance, psychology and reality. Really entertaining. In fact I'm ordering a copy for my friend for her birthday. She will appreciate your novel novel, as she too is a product of that era. The sixties had a huge impact on us and your nostalgic story is reminiscent of those incredible times that shaped our lives.

Thanks Rhoda. It is absolutely wonderful. A triumph for you to have it published. Hope many read it. They're in for a treat !

Nothing like relaxing in the hammock with a good book. Though it's a bit of a let down now that I've finished readiing yours. Are youconsidering another ? Moon Over Mandalay lends itself to a sequel. I'm already wondering what happens to the various characters!"
Sherry Levy
Community Volunteer and Poet
Toronto

"At the time of the Vietnam war I was already a mother of four, though I marched in protests and hung out with Baby Boomers. At first, I couldn’t identify with the characters and their era. Very soon due to your superb character delineation I was completely in the Menage. I consumed the book in 3 days and it’s still with me. My mother used to sing “On the Road to Mandalay” to me which transported me to some exotic, mystical place as did your book. You have succeeded in transforming Bloomington, IN into that place. Thank you."
Lee Traband
Social Activist
Woodbury, New Jersey