Blog Tour: A Gilded City trilogy by Jane Loeb Rubin

 

A GILDED CITY TRILOGY

by Jane Loeb Rubin

 

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GENRE: Historical Fiction

 

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BLURB:

 

In the Hands of Women, (June 2023) takes the reader on an electrifying ride through the dawn of the 20th century, delving into the restrictive state of women’s rights, backroom abortions, the plight of immigrants to the Lower East Side of NYC and the prison system at Blackwell’s Island, all through the voice of a young OB/Gyn, Tillie’s younger sister, Hannah.

 

Threadbare, (June 2024) is a historical novel written as a tribute to Jane Rubin’s great-grandmother, Mathilda (Tillie), who died from a ‘woman’s disease’ in the early years of the twentieth century. It explores the ultra-conservative late Victorian era through a Jewish female character living among the poor, struggling to build a garment company and pushing back against antisemitic and misogynistic values dominating the time. She acquired wealth, only to have life upended by a cruel, unexpected challenge.

 

Over There (June 2025) brings four family members of Threadbare and In the Hands of Women, all doctors and nurses, into The Great War, each facing down authentic challenges of the period. Meticulously researched and crafted on four stages, the reader experiences the jarring reality of trench warfare, magnificent rise of the American Hospital in Paris, unimagined medical innovations owed to the dedication of healthcare workers, and the universal, frightening impact war has on children.

 

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Excerpt from OVER THERE:

 

Bill yelped, igniting the crowd. “Damn sure she’s right. We gotta all have a purpose when we go home or we’ll be hiding from the world, hitting the drink.”

 

My chest filled with excitement. At that point, an air of magic transformed the men. These brave fellows still had fight left. One after another, they shared ideas and new dreams for professions: mechanic, factory worker, farmer, writer. I listened, awestruck, to these incredible men talk about purpose, about finding work and meaning again. An inner voice, one that never gave up, called to them, pulling each to find a reason to forge forward. It was the next step in clawing their way to recovery…

 

Bill sidled up to me. I turned to him, “What’s on your mind, son?”

 

He paused a moment and whispered, “Don’t look now, but have you ever heard the new guy say anything? I noticed something odd, no chart at the end of his bed…”

 

I raised my shoulders, my hands open. “No, I haven’t. But you know, sometimes it takes a while for speech. And Bill, you should not be snooping in anyone else’s chart. What’s up?”

 

Bill leaned into my ear, his voice lowered to a faint whisper, “There’s a reason there’s no chart. Watch out, Doc. I heard him mumbling in his sleep last night—in German.”

 

 

 

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Author, Jane Loeb Rubin has won numerous awards including the Historical Novel Society's First Chapters short list for Over There, released May, 2025 by Level Best Books. She will be speaking at numerous Florida events as listed on her website.

With an extensive healthcare background Ms. Rubin began writing in 2009 after a serious cancer diagnosis. She now has a four-book deal with Level Best Books (Threadbare-2024, In the Hands of Women-2023, Over There-2025, The Hat Trick-2026), following the fictional life of her great-grandmother’s family.

In the Hands of Women, (June 2023) takes the reader on an electrifying ride through the dawn of the 20th century, delving into the restrictive state of women’s rights, backroom abortions, the plight of immigrants to the Lower East Side of NYC and the prison system at Blackwell’s Island, all through the voice of a young OB/Gyn, Tillie’s younger sister, Hannah.

Threadbare, (June 2024) is a historical novel written as a tribute to Jane Rubin’s great-grandmother, Mathilda (Tillie), who died from a ‘woman’s disease’ in the early years of the twentieth century. It explores the ultra-conservative late Victorian era through a Jewish female character living among the poor, struggling to build a garment company and pushing back against antisemitic and misogynistic values dominating the time. She acquired wealth, only to have life upended by a cruel, unexpected challenge.

Over There (June 2025) brings four family members of Threadbare and In the Hands of Women, all doctors and nurses, into The Great War, each facing down authentic challenges of the period. Meticulously researched and crafted on four stages, the reader experiences the jarring reality of trench warfare, magnificent rise of the American Hospital in Paris, unimagined medical innovations owed to the dedication of healthcare workers, and the universal, frightening impact war has on children.

 

The Hat Trick, Ms. Rubin’s work in process (May 2026) transports her family characters into the mid-1920’s in the years before the Borscht Belt in Sullivan County, NY.

Ms. Rubin, a graduate of the University of Michigan (BS, MS) and Washington University (MBA), retired from a 30-year career as a healthcare executive to begin writing full-time. She lives with her husband, David, an attorney, in Northern New Jersey. Between them, they have five adult children and seven grandchildren. Ms. Rubin’s work is available at all on-line retailers, Indigo Books, select Barnes and Noble Book stores and upon request from Level Best Books.

 

Readers Favorite Review: http://www.readersfavorite.com/book-review/over-there

Website: http://www.janeloebrubin.com

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GIVEAWAY 

Jane Loeb Rubin will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.