Sherry V. Ostroff Author
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Sherry V. Ostroff
All About Sherry
In my former life, I was a teacher, a runner, a voracious reader, a wife, and a mother. Today, I'm an author, a walker, a voracious reader, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother (the titles keep piling up!). The big news? Writing has become an all-consuming passion. When I'm not writing, you'll find me cooking, traveling, or hanging out with my high school sweetheart and our family. I live in Lancaster County, PA — currently petless, though I once shared my home with a dog named Dog and a cat named Meow.
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REMEMBER ME NOT is the intersection of Jewish history, medieval England, and one woman's attempt to erase every trace of who she is just to stay alive.
REMEMBER ME NOT...brings to life medieval times...Sherry V. Ostroff creates a powerful historical novel....
Midwest Book Reviews
...tension is palpable throughout the narrative...a compelling tale....
Kirkus Reviews
....a thought-provoking , powerful novel of survival and social change....
Midwest Book Reviews
...an amazing story...one that lifts the human spirit....
Readers' Favorite
...well written, well edited...great plot and character development.
IndieBRAG Medallion Honoree
When civil war engulfs Ukraine in 1919, Shaindel Pogrebiski's world is shattered by looting, murder, and the pogroms sweeping her homeland. With only her young daughter at her side, they must flee — but a world indifferent to the bloodshed leaves few places for refugees to turn. Inspired by the author's own mother's escape, this award-winning historical novel brings to life a period some scholars now call a precursor to the Holocaust.
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EXPULSION
Basseva Seneor has choices, but none are good. She can choose baptism to save herself from the brutality of the Inquisition — but that means giving up the man she loves. Or she can leave her homeland and never see her family again. In Medieval Spain, after the Edict of Expulsion is signed into law in March 1492, a Jew has few options left — and none of them come without loss.
If only one book were to be chosen about the Inquisition's experience, it should be EXPULSION. Midwest REviews
The depth of...is undeniably impressive, as is Ostroff's mastery of suspense and dialogue. SPR
While you read this book, you will experience many emotions...and done so spectacularly. Readers' Favorite
...a spellbinding and sophisticated novel.... Literary Titan
Was almost an all night read. IndieB.R.A.G
The Series
Two women, three centuries apart, bound by a mystery neither can escape. When 21st century Hanna uncovers breadcrumbs left by her 17th century ancestor, she's drawn into a connection that will bring her just as much romance and adventure as it does tragedy. The sequel, MANNAHATTA, continues and completes the story.graph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.
Exquisitely Compelling - Midwest Book Review
A Must Read for Fans of Historical Novels - Reader's Favorite
Magnificent Read - Bookshelf Reviews
Abandoning the ship will cost Anna her homeland and her daughter — but her other choices are not good ones: floundering at sea or confronting a deadly adversary in colonial Manhattan. Centuries later, Hanna Duncan risks everything, from the Central American jungle to the glass canyons of New York, to uncover her ancestor's truth. Two women, three hundred years apart — and their fates are about to collide in the sequel, Mannahatta.
This exacting, well-written historical novel will delight fans of the genre.
-Kirkus Reviews
...a compelling story that proves hard to put t down.... Midwest Book Reviews
Superbly crafted storytelling. It's almost impossible not to enjoy it!
Wishing Shelf Book Review
1918 was a terrible time to be Jewish in Russia. The Revolution was raging, pogroms were claiming thousands of lives, and escape was dangerous — even fleeing to the United States offered little hope, as the government had no interest in extending a hand to refugees seeking safe harbor. Into this world, Ita Pogrebisky — "The Lucky One" — was born. Her story asks what luck really means when survival itself is the prize.
Readers who enjoy memoirs will appreciate Ostroff's attention to bringing her mother's words to life.... Midwest Book Review
REMEMBER ME NOT
THE WALL AT THE SUGAR FACTORY
EXPULSION
MANNAHATTA
CALEDONIA
THE LUCKY ONE
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Events
Sherry V. Ostroff is available for presentations, readings, and book discussion groups.
Contact her at svostroff528@gmail.com.
2026
July 11 - Pottstown Writers Market - Pottstown, PA 10 am - 4 pm
July 28 - Pathways Kick-Off - Messiah Village - 1 pm
August 4 - Pathways Kick-Off - Landis Homes - 1 pm
August 8 - Lititz Craft Fair, Lititz, Pa. 8 am - 4 pm
October 3 - Collingswood Book Festival, Collingswood, NJ 10 am - 4 pm
October 26 - Red Land Community Library Book Club - Expulsion Discussion
October 28 - Pathways Institute Landis Homes - Remember Me Not 10-Noon
November 5 - Pathways Institute Messiah Village - Remember Me Not 1:30 pm
November 15 - Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia - Jewish Author Book Fair (time tbd)
November 28 - Holiday Makers Market - Lancaster, PA 10 am - 4 pm
December 5 - Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, Pa Holiday Craft and Author Event 9 am - 1 pm
2027
April 3 - Luther Acres, Lititz, PA. Book Fest
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