Kitty Zeldis is the pseudonym for a novelist and non-fiction writer of books for adults and children. She is the author of Not Our Kind and The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.Zeldis's new novel, One of Them, is "a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World War II, a powerful and moving tale of prejudice and pride that echoes the cultural and social issues of today."
Recently I asked the author about what she was reading. Zeldis's reply:
I’ve just finished with When Women Ruled Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion by Julie Satow. It’s a portrait ofVisit Kitty Zeldis's websitethree major department stores in New York City—Bonwit Teller, Lord & Taylor and Bendel’s—and the women responsible for their respective successes. The glory days of the American department store are, alas, over, but this book makes them live again. I enjoyed it so much that I’m about to start Nancy MacDonell’s Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City and the Birth of American Fashion. It looks like it will cover similar territory but from a slightly different angle. I’m very interested in fashion and since department stores and fashion are closely linked, both of these books are right up my (sartorial) alley.
My Book, The Movie: Not Our Kind.
Writers Read: Kitty Zeldis (December 2018).
Coffee with a Canine: Kitty Zeldis & Dottie.
The Page 69 Test: Not Our Kind.
The Page 69 Test: The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights.
My Book, The Movie: One of Them.
Q&A with Kitty Zeldis.
--Marshal Zeringue
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