In this darkly funny and surprisingly sweet novel, a woman creates a golem in a desperate attempt to pretend her life is a rom-com rather than a disaster.
Nothingâs going well for Eve: sheâs single, turning forty, stressed at work and anxious about a recent series of increasingly creepy incidents. Most devastatingly, her beloved father died last year, and her family still wonât acknowledge their sorrow.
With her younger sisterâs wedding rapidly approaching, Eve is on the verge of panic. She canât bear to attend the event alone. Thatâs when she recalls a strange story her Yiddish grandmother once told her, about a protector forged of desperationâŚand Eve, to her own shock, manages to create a golem.
At first, everything seems great. The golem is indeed protectiveâand also attractive. But when they head out to a rural summer camp for the family wedding, Eveâs lighthearted rom-com fantasy swiftly mudslides into something much darker.
With moments of moodiness, fierce love and unexpected laughter, I Made It Out of Clay will make you see monsters everywhere.