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Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets.
"[A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book's heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last."—New York Times Book Review
"Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern."—Observer
"Oz has written one of the most triumphant novels of his career."—Forward
"A [big] beautiful novel . . . Funny, wise, and provoking."—Times (UK)
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Release date
November 8, 2016 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780544547452
- File size: 1969 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780544547452
- File size: 2677 KB
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Languages
- English
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