
Cece in Wonder Land
A Novel
Bonnie S. Priever
Sometimes wonder finds you when you least expect it.
Cece Belle is a high-functioning neurodivergent. She's also a big believer in destiny, but when her soulmate Robby dumps her mid-flight to Israel, she instantly regrets ever telling him she's on the spectrum.
Not one to dwell in misery, Cece sips some chamomile hibiscus tea to set herself straight. And with meditation and spirituality on her side, she looks to what's next. Yet another blow hits when she is kicked out of her rabbinical studies program for "strange behavior."
Then, she meets Joel. With his quirky demeanor and ability to say all the right things, he gives Cece the desire to begin a new relationship. There's only one main obstacle: Cece loves living in Los Angeles, and Joel is a diehard New Yorker.
She marries him anyway, despite misgivings that extend beyond their geography. After all, this is her carefully drawn plan-marriage, then kids, then happily ever after. Sometimes though, the best laid plans are better left in dreamland where they can't go awry.
Cece in Wonder Land is a twisty journey down a rabbit hole of unexpected anxieties, disappointments, and more questions than answers. But where there is hope, there is life, and maybe Cece can hang on for the next bit of wonder bound to come her way.
“A great book club read.” —Hadassah Magazine
About the Author
Bonnie S. Priever was born and raised in Los Angeles and studied communications at UCLA. She then moved to Philadelphia to attend the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, training that led to her work as assistant director of the Israel Levin Senior Adult Center in Venice, California. She began writing as a way to process her experiences and stay connected to her spirituality, and that blend of Jewish communal life, faith and lived experience runs through her work. Cece in Wonder Land, based on a true story, is her first novel.











































































































































