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Where the desert meets the sea / Werner Sonne ; translated by Steve Anderson.
Van Pelt Library PT2681.O49 W4613 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sonne, Werner, 1947- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Wenn ich dich vergesse, Jerusalem. English.
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Holocaust survivors--Fiction.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Suicidal behavior--Fiction.
- Suicidal behavior.
- Female friendship--Fiction.
- Female friendship.
- Government, Resistance to--Fiction.
- Government, Resistance to.
- Jerusalem--History--20th century--Fiction.
- Jerusalem.
- Palestine--History--1929-1948--Fiction.
- Palestine.
- Middle East--Jerusalem.
- Middle East--Palestine.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 237 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : AmazonCrossing, 2019.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the German.
- Summary:
- "Jerusalem, 1947: Judith, a young Jewish survivor of the Dachau concentration camp, arrives in Mandatory Palestine, seeking refuge with her only remaining relative, her uncle. When she learns that he has died, she tries to take her own life in despair. After awakening in the hospital, Judith learns that Hana, a Muslim Arab nurse, has saved her life by donating her own blood. While the two women develop a fragile bond, each can't help but be drawn deeper into the political machinations tearing the country apart. After witnessing the repeated attacks inflicted on the Jews, Judith makes the life-changing decision to join the Zionist fight for Jerusalem. And Hana's star-crossed love for Dr. David Cohen, an American Jew out of his element and working only to save lives, will put her own life in danger. Then the political situation worsens. When tensions erupt, a shocking act of violence threatens Judith and Hana's friendship -and the destinies of everyone they love."--Publisher description.
- Notes:
- Previously published as "Wenn ich dich vergesse, Jerusalem" by Verlin Verlag, Berlin, Germany, in 2008.
- ISBN:
- 9781542043908
- 1542043905
- 9781542043915
- 1542043913
- OCLC:
- 1055458252
- Publisher Number:
- 99992541367
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