Tamar has created a memorable male protagonist, Andy Szabo, whom she follows through three linked novels,
It Happened at Cecilia's, The Truth about Kim O'Hara, and
The Things I Did Last Summer. Additionally, Tamar has also written novels for younger readers, including
Soccer Mania! and the award-winning
The Junkyard Dog, as well as the picture books
The Garden of Happiness and
Donnatalee. "I loved reading as long as I can remember," Tamar once commented, "and I've always liked telling a story. I think I always wanted to be a writer." Born in Vienna, Austria, Tamar came to the United States at the age of four as a refugee from the Nazis. She and her older brother lived with a foster family in Houston, Texas, for several months until her parents were able to join them. Thereafter the family settled in New York City where her father was a physician. "I was young enough to pick up English very easily," Tamar recalled, "yet old enough to be conscious of learning another language; perhaps that contributed to my awareness of words and their nuances of meaning."
Tamar attended New York University where she majored in English with an emphasis on creative writing.
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