• Author
  • Book
  • Story behind the book
  • Media Links
  • Reviews
SUSAN ROSTAN

SUSAN ROSTAN

About

Susan M. Rostan is a visual artist and has an MFA from Long Island University, where she studied with acclaimed abstract painter Stan Brodsky.  Her doctorate is from Columbia University where she studied gifted education with Abraham Tannenbaum and James Borland. Dr. Rostan has directed her own art school since 1970 and has served as an adjunct professor in Hofstra University’s School of Education.  For the past 14 years, she has conducted meticulous research in children’s artistic development, publishing well-received articles in The Journal of Creative Behavior and Creativity Research Journal as well as chapters in several books on creativity. These interwoven experiences give Dr. Rostan a unique perspective for witnessing, exploring, documenting, and writing insightfully about the real-world concerns and needs of children engaged in artistic development. This work focuses on gifted and talented children.  Dr. Rostan is herself a lifelong artist whose abstract paintings have been shown in many Long Island galleries, and are prized among local collections. 

Vital Temptations: A Heart's Betrayal

Vital Temptations: A Heart's Betrayal

0.0
0 ratings

Description

<p>Dr. Bethany McNeal is living her dream as a pediatric resident in one of the most sought-after medical centers in Seattle. Beautiful and intelligent, she’s missing only one thing—love, which she put on hold to focus on her career after ending a tumultuous relationship. Everything changes when she meets Dr. Brent Anderson, a charming and handsome fellow resident. Despite her reservations, Bethany falls for Brent—hard. When she learns Brent is married several months into their relationship, she immediately breaks it off. After graduating residency and going their separate ways, Bethany tries to move on with another man—real estate broker and personal trainer Charles Blakely. But just when things get serious with Charles, she realizes she’s still in love with Brent, and she finds herself caught between the two men, facing a series of difficult decisions and harrowing events that will change her life forever. Will she be able to recover from the vital temptations that turned her perfect life upside down?</p>

Story Behind The Book

An aging Uncle Marian is the only surviving link to his family’s history -- the stories of tragic loss and heroic survival -- that he and his sister had refused to share with anyone throughout their life. Encouraged by the author and driven by an emerging sense of responsibility to his sister’s namesake and future generations, Marian begins a difficult journey into the memories of his childhood in the Warsaw Ghetto and subsequent survival. As his experiences unfold, he haltingly recalls how he managed to escape the Ghetto and survive, thanks to his courageous rescuers. Out of his remembrances, the author nurtures not only the story of her husband’s family history, but finds herself immersed in an insistent desire to honor Marian’s rescuers. Through her poignant and compelling narrative, she revives her mother-in-law Elzbieta’s legacy of hope, caring, and laughter for all of us to share.

Media Links

"Last Shot" To Preserve History

🔗 http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york-news/last-shot-preserve-history

↗

Reviews

<p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:19px;">This book was amazing. I moved through the book slowly, not because it was a slow or boring read, but because it was such an emotional journey. It was well written, well done, and a joy to read despite the tragic content. </span><a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1NYB7QWMJNIGF/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Katherine Slifer</a></p> <p><a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1NYB7QWMJNIGF/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:19px;">​</a><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:19px;">This book is an excellent example of combining personal and cultural history. It offers thorough research along with a well rounded portrayal of the main character. As a memoir writing instructor, I especially appreciated the author's modeling of how to interview an elderly person with compassion and sensitivity. </span><span class="a-color-secondary" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> </span><a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2OSX9IV5ZJOCP/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Diane Fillmore</a><br style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:19px;" />  </p>