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.
Nothingās going well for Eve: sheās 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 wonāt acknowledge their sorrow.
With her younger sisterās wedding rapidly approaching, Eve is on the verge of panic. She canāt bear to attend the event alone. Thatās when she recalls a strange story her Yiddish grandmother once told her, about a protector forged of desperationā¦and Eve, to her own shock, manages to create a golem.
At first, everything seems great. The golem is indeed protectiveāand also attractive. But when they head out to a rural summer camp for the family wedding, Eveās 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.