Brett, Lily: *1946

You Gotta Have Balls, 2006 - Information about the Book

  • General Information
    • Edek moves to New York and, with Zofia and Walentyna, two Polish women, sets up a meatball restaurant named You Gotta Have Balls that becomes a successful enterprise.
    • Information from Wikipedia
  • Reviews
    • Review: "This is a quick, fun read." Miram Braman Abrahams, Jewish Book Council. December 19, 2011
    • Review: "Brett herself travels a brave road to joy, instead of the tracks of despair, which is not an easy path for a born worrier." Helen Greenwood, The Sidney Morning Herald; November 5, 2005
  • Interviews with Author
    • Interviews Lily Brett gave at an evening in Zurich. SwissEduc; November 8, 2006
      Host: Bettina Spoerri

      Host: Hans Fischer
    • Lily Brett talks about
      • writing her novel.
      • the joy of writing a funny novel gives.
      • the help her way of writing gives her.
      • Ruth.
      • Ruth and Sofia.
      • Edek.
      • her characters in general.
      • the recipes at the end of the novel.
      • the title in general.
      • the sexual connotation of the title.
      • her father and his relation to Edek.