A routine immigration case, a shocking legacy. The quest for justice reveals an astounding past in this riveting novel inspired by true events.

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He Gets That From Me
Trouble the Water
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Like Perkins-Valdez’s Take My Hand, Friedland’s novel exposes a shocking–and even more recent–betrayal of women by government institutions . . . featuring a refreshing twist, [it] is unputdownable, not to mention incredibly resonant in these uncertain times.

- Fiona Davis,
 New York Times bestselling author of The Spectacular

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  • Compulsively readable and ferociously insightful . . . He Gets That from Me cuts to the core of what it means to be family. An unforgettable book of our times.

    Jamie Brenner

    Author of The Forever Summer and Blush

  • What people are saying about Trouble the Water:

    With compelling characters, a charming peek into Charleston society, a heart-racing romance, rich historical detail, and an epilogue that will have you holding your breath, Friedland has written a well-crafted novel that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.

    Susie Orman Schnall

    Award-Winning Author of The Subway Girls, The Balance Project, and On Grace

  • What people are saying about That’s Not a Thing:

    In That’s Not a Thing, Friedland has created a delightful and generous novel about the type of love that never leaves us and the people we hope to become in the aftermath.

    Laura Dave

    New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of The Last Thing He Told Me

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About Me

USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of He Gets That From Me, That’s Not a Thing, and Trouble the Water.

Jacqueline Friedland graduated Magna Cum Laude from both the University of Pennsylvania and NYU Law School. She practiced as a commercial litigator at the New York law firms of Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP and Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP. After determining that office life did not suit her, Jacqueline began teaching Legal Writing and Lawyering Skills at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in Manhattan and working on her first book in her limited spare time. Finally deciding to embrace her passion and pursue writing full time, Jacqueline returned to school to earn her Masters of Fine Arts from Sarah Lawrence College, graduating from the program in 2016.

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