Lilyville

"Delightful."

“A revealing look at family, expectations, and forgiveness, and what it means to perform for audiences of thousands when the voice of one person is all that truly matters.”

“A fascinating and wildly entertaining book."

“A tender but unflinching look at a mother-daughter dynamic.”

“Such an amazing book, I could not stop reading it….It’s so heartwarming….You can’t help but get completely immersed in this story…it’s so incredible….The way she describes things in this story, you feel like you’re there.”

“A moving and at times laugh-out-loud funny story of mother and daughter."

“Riveting, and raw, and funny.”

"A hilarious, gorgeous, touching memoir.”

“An intimate, entertaining memoir of her life and career…. Feldshuh’s portrayal of Lily is striking; her thoughtful understanding of their dynamic and Lily’s influence on her life and career, infused with her mother’s candor, will delight readers. The heart of this book lies in the author’s captivating writing—she is a dynamic storyteller with an actor’s skill for articulating small moments that occur in everyday life. She captures growing up in New York, Jewish culture, and the entertainment industry with equal enthusiasm and detail…. A vivid, charming memoir and reflection on an expansive career and family.”

“A warm, heartfelt memoir for Broadway and Hollywood enthusiasts.”
 

“[A] lively and engaging narrative...Feldshuh has a lot to say and does so with aplomb...In a look-back that is always intense, often hilarious, and sometimes fraught....Readers will feel lucky to encounter this delightful memoir.”

"Delightful....A mother-daughter love story, a paean to Jewish identity, and a lamentation over the limited horizons for women of Lily's generation, Lilyville is presented as a theater piece in three acts, with 16 highly entertaining scenes and two droll intermissions....[An] unremittingly charming memoir."

"The book eloquently contrasts the bold Feldshuh and the quiet Lily and delves into the circumstances that shaped these strong Jewish American women in two starkly different moments in history."

"[Tovah Feldshuh] creates a tender portrait of her mom."

"[A] moving memoir."

"Feldshuh’s tribute to her mother will delight theatre and television fans, but will also resonate with those who understand the importance of a mother’s role over a lifetime."

"Run, don’t walk, to read Lilyville."

"Delightful."

"Feldshuh has produced an honest, loving tribute to her tour de force mother....her book is interspersed with so many kernels of truth and maxims for living a fully expressed life....This heartfelt memoir captures the essence of love and intergenerational challenges, and as Tovah promised….it has a happy ending."

"Brilliant."

"The curtain goes up on Lilyville, and six-time Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh steps out as its funny, witty and memorable tour guide. Lilyville is a life, a state of mind and, as Feldshuh points out, a metaphor for grit and resilience....The book is an affecting, voice-driven chronicle of Feldshuh’s evolving relationship with her strong, inimitable mother, Lillian Kaplan Feldshuh."

"If you’re missing Broadway, Tovah Feldshuh’s memoir will feel like a warm embrace."