| Summary |
The Tiger's Wife meets The History of Love in this inventive, lushly imagined debut novel that explores the intersections of family secrets, Jewish myths, the legacy of war and history, and the bonds between sistersWhen Eli Burke dies, he leaves behind a mysterious notebook full of stories about a miracle worker named the White Rebbe and the enigmatic Angel of Losses, both protectors of things gone astray and guardians of the lost letter of the alphabet, which completes the secret name of God. Years later, when Eli's granddaughter Marjorie stumbles upon his notebook, everything she thought she knew about her grandfather—and her family—comes undone. To learn the truth about Eli's origins and unlock the secrets he kept, Marjorie embarks on an odyssey that takes her deep into the past, from the medieval Holy Land to eighteenth-century Venice and Nazi-occupied Lithuania. What she finds leads her back to present-day New York City and her estranged sister,... |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York : Ecco, 2014. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 973 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB). |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Fiction.
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Literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9780062228918 |
| ISBN |
9780062228932 (electronic bk) |
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