A major, internationally bestselling novel of extraordinary power about the costs of war from one of Israel's greatest writers. Set in Israel in recent times, this epic yet intimate novel places side by side the trials of war and the challenges of everyday life. Through a series of powerful, overlapping circles backward in time, it tells the story of Ora's relationship with her husband, from whom she is now separated, as well as the tragedy of their best friend Avram, a former soldier -- and her son's biological father. ...
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A major, internationally bestselling novel of extraordinary power about the costs of war from one of Israel's greatest writers. Set in Israel in recent times, this epic yet intimate novel places side by side the trials of war and the challenges of everyday life. Through a series of powerful, overlapping circles backward in time, it tells the story of Ora's relationship with her husband, from whom she is now separated, as well as the tragedy of their best friend Avram, a former soldier -- and her son's biological father. When her son Ofer rejoins the army for a major offensive, Ora is devastated and decides to hike in the Galilee, leaving no forwarding information for the "notifiers" who might deliver the worst news a parent can hear. She phones Avram, whom she has not seen in 21 years, and convinces him to go with her. As they journey together, Ora unfurls the story of her family, and gives Avram the gift of his son -- a telling that keeps the boy alive for both his mother and the reader. Never have we seen so vividly the surreality of daily life in Israel, the consequences of living in a society where the burden of war falls on each generation anew. David Grossman's rich imagining of a family in love and crisis makes for one of the great anti-war novels of our time.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.7 inches VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S34.99) DUST JACKET, clean, solid, bright...; gold titles on red sine strip...rich brown hardcovers...White endpapers...red & gold titles with red poppies cover art photo, all on white backgroundInner dj flap has 2x3" photo of author & biog..; 592 pages; Set in Israel in recent times, this epic yet intimate novel places side by side the trials of war and the challenges of everyday life. Through a series of powerful, overlapping circles backward in time. a book of mourning for those not dead, a mother's lament for life during a wartime that has no end in sight.
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Grossman's language moves his stories forward like a tsunami, at the same time that each word holds a clear specificity. The layers of character discovery are riveting. The female character's relationships with the 2 sets of men in her life are complex and painful. Her memories of moments in her children's early lives have a stunning clarity that anyone who has ever held a child will be moved by. Impending loss brackets all of this. "If only" hangs over everything.
