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Monday’s Mah Jongg is a Mystery

In the ancient Chinese game of mah jongg, players must make the most of the tiles they have been given. It’s the same in the mystery of life.

In Monday’s Mah Jongg Is a Mystery, we learn that Anna, one of the players in the Monday mah jongg game, is desperate for a family after multiple failures to carry to term. Aware that time is running out, she embarks on an IVF journey despite her husband Bert’s unwillingness to donate his sperm. Anna appeals to her friends in her mah jongg game to help her find a donor.

To what degree are her friends willing to violate their conscience to help Anna realize her dream of motherhood? And what secret is Bert harboring that makes him opposed to helping the wife he adores? Can the weekly mah jongg game withstand the revelation of secrets that shatter and tumble when play begins?

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Meet Author

Marsha Temlock

Marsha Temlock is the author of Your Child’s Divorce: What to Expect . . . What You Can Do and the YA novel, The Exile. She has appeared on the Today Show and was featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and other major publications, and interviewed on dozens of radio talk shows. She holds a master of arts in English from NYU and a master of arts in organizational psychology from Columbia University. She taught literature and writing at Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University, and Norwalk Community College. Her interests include theater, literature, travel, and (of course) Mah Jongg.

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Past Work

Tuesday’s Mah Jongg is More Than a Game

Available on Amazon

Your Child’s Divorce: What to Expect…What You Can Do

Available on Amazon

In Memoriam

Available on Amazon

The Exile

Available on Amazon

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Community Stories

  • Presentation at the Grange, Nov 19

    Presentation at the Grange, Nov 19

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    Marsha Temlock

    An Evening of Mahjong with Schmendrick’s and The Concealed Hand Overview Join us for an evening of mahjong with The Concealed Hand and Marsha Temlock, author of Monday’s Mah Johnng is a Mystery. Our friends at The Concealed Hand will provide everything you need to play; you bring yourself and your friends. The event…

  • Monday Mah Jongg Review

    Monday Mah Jongg Review

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    Rita Apsel

    Hi Marsha – I just finished reading your Monday Mahjongg book / loved it!  Once I started, I found it hard to put down!! Even though the game was MahJongg, I found many parallels to my experiences with my own Tuesday Canasta group / the Patty the Sub character, representing how she plays ‘by…

  • Book Signing at ElmStreet

    Book Signing at ElmStreet

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    Marsha Temlock

    Book signing at ElmStreet Bookshop in New Canaan Oct. 24

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Publicity

Recent Publicitiy

The Westport Library

Tuesday’s Mah Jongg Is More Than a Game was recently featured as a trending book.

06880 Blog

Tuesday’s Mah Jongg Is More Than a Game was recently featured in Dan Woog’s 06880 blog. Click here to read the full story.

Upcoming Events

Mark Your Calendar

Upcoming author signings for my new novel published October 6:  

  • October 24, 12-2 pm: Elmstreet Book Shop
  • October 1, 4:30-7:30 pm: Westport Senior Center. This is a MJ marathon. I am also playing and will be donating a book prize
  • March 14-15: Tuscan Book Festival. Participant and vendor
  • November 5, Time TBD: Westport Bookstore Author Meet and Greet

“Monday’s MahJongg is a Mystery” is available for preorder on Amazon. 

Reviewers may ask for an ARC to be sent to their email.  Inquiries: temlock@authormahjongg.com