WHY I WRITE

People often ask me why I write … hmm. That’s a story in itself. Early on I think I longed for adventure, and if I wasn’t satisfied with what was around me, I’d create my own adventurous stories and, of course, I’d be the main character. Let me back up the clock a bit –…

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“Janet Lee Berg’s Debut Novel Details How Art Dealers Traded Masterworks For Jewish Lives During World War II” by The East Hampton Press

By Brendan J. O’Reilly Though it’s a work of fiction, East Moriches resident Janet Lee Berg’s debut novel, “Rembrandt’s Shadow,” recalls the true events of art dealers trading masterworks for Jewish lives in Nazi-occupied Holland. “It’s a romantic World War II novel based on the true historical events of our family,” Ms. Berg explained last…

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