Strand of a Thousand Pearls
By: Dorit Rabinyan
3.15
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Redolent with the scent of lilac and oleander blossoms, and bursting with the flavors of quinces an…
Want to Read"At last, the luminous match was struck and the day was lit."-Dorit Rabinyan, Strand of a Thousand Pearls
"At last, the luminous match was struck and the day was lit."-Dorit Rabinyan, Strand of a Thousand Pearls
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1. Second Person Singular
By: Sayed Kashua , Mitch Ginsburg
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed novelist Sayed Kashua, the creator of the groundbreaking Israeli sitcom, “Arab Labor,” ha… read more
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- fiction
- israel
- historical fiction
2. Song of Solomon
By: Toni Morrison
4.14
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Her passions were narrow but deep."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"He can't value you more than you value yourself."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"You got a life? Live it! Live the motherfuckin' life!"-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
3. The Museum of Extraordinary Things
By: Alice Hoffman
3.77
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"The only way to understand a river is to jump into it."-Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
"A lifetime is a lifetime whether it lasts one night or a hundred years."-Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
"The truth frightens people because it isn't stable. It shifts every day."-Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
"In good time every secret must be shared and every miracle called into question."-Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
4. Vom Ende der Einsamkeit
By: Benedict Wells
4.38
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
Jules und seine beiden Geschwister wachsen behütet auf, bis ihre Eltern bei einem Unfall ums Leben … read more
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- fiction
"De eenzaamheid in ons kunnen we alleen samen overwinnen."-Benedict Wells, Vom Ende der Einsamkeit
"Er waren dingen die ik niet kon zeggen, alleen schrijven. Want als ik praatte, dacht ik en als ik schreef, voelde ik."-Benedict Wells, Vom Ende der Einsamkeit
"Ik vraag me af wanneer alles verkeerd begon te lopen en of het misschien al vanaf het begin de verkeerde kant op is gegaan."-Benedict Wells, Vom Ende der Einsamkeit
"Aber in ihrer Gegenwart habe ich zum ersten Mal die Stille in mir genossen. Sie war wie eine kalte Hand auf einer heißen Stirn."-Benedict Wells, Vom Ende der Einsamkeit
5. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3)
By: Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein
3.84
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan novels, Elena Ferrante's … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
6. Waking Lions
By: Sondra Silverston , Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
3.80
Format: 409 pages, Hardcover
Dr. Eitan Green is a good man. He saves lives. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road in his … read more
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- fiction
- israel
"The distance between a hungry person and a sated one is greater than the distance between here and the moon."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
"He didn't want her to be a saint. All he wanted was for her to be human (and it never occurred to him that there are times when being human is a privilege)."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
"Children are more resilient than we think. Their bones are more flexible than adults' bones. Evolution did that to protect them from the blows they were going to receive."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
"She knew she hadn't answered his question but preferred not answering to lying. She'd rather raise him with questions that remain open than in a world filled with false answers."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
7. Julius Caesar
By: William Shakespeare , Roma Gill
3.70
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the g… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Et tu, Brute?"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Beware the ides of March."-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
8. Parnassus on Wheels
By: Christopher Morley
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
"I warn you," said the funny-looking little man with the red beard, "I'm here to sell this caravan … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
9. The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
By: Anthony Berris , Sarit Yishai-Levi
3.94
Format: 255 pages,
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalemis a dazzling novel of mothers and daughters, stories told and untold,… read more
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- fiction
- israel
- historical fiction
10. Franny and Zooey
By: J.D. Salinger
4.10
Format: 9 pages, Paperback
The short story, Franny, takes place in an unnamed college town and tells the tale of an undergradu… read more
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11. Homesick
By: Eshkol Nevo
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
This heart-warming, charming and clever first novel dips into the lives of each of the inhabitants … read more
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- fiction
- israel
- historical fiction
12. A Perfect Peace
By: Amos Oz , Hillel Halkin
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
"Oz's strangest, riskiest, and richest novel." --Washington Post Book World Israel, just before the… read more
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13. One Night, Markovitch
By: Sondra Silverston , Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
5.00
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Captain Corelli's Mandolinmeets The Marrying of Chani Kaufmanin this cinematic novel about the birt… read more
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14. Fierce Attachments: A Memoir
By: Jonathan Lethem , Vivian Gornick
3.61
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle wi… read more
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15. Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
By: Anderson Cooper
3.81
Format: None pages,
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16. My Michael
By: Amos Oz , Nicholas de Lange
3.59
Format: 253 pages, Paperback
Set in 1950s Jerusalem, My Michael is the story of a remote and intense woman named Hannah Gonen an… read more
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- fiction
- israel
- historical fiction
"Иерусалим – это город, несущий печаль, но в каждый час, в каждое время года печальны в Иерусалиме по-своему."-Amos Oz, My Michael
"Прошлое казалось Михаэлю грудой шелухи и огрызков, которые надо выбросить. Не разбрасывать по дороге, чтобы не стали они препятствием, а собрать все воедино и уничтожить разом. Быть свободным, шагать…"-Amos Oz, My Michael
"Здесь, в Иерусалиме, можно ли ощутить себя дома, спрашиваю я, даже если прожить тут сто лет? Город закрытых дворов, душа его запечатана мрачными стенами, верх которых усыпан колючим битым стеклом. Не…"-Amos Oz, My Michael
"Иерусалим – обжигающий город. Целые кварталы кажутся повисшими в воздухе. Но при ином – пристальном взгляде вдруг откроется сила тяжести, с которой ничто не сравнимо. Запутанный произвол хитроумной с…"-Amos Oz, My Michael
17. Nervous Conditions
By: Tsitsi Dangarembga
4.54
Format: 253 pages,
A modern classic in the African literary canon and voted in the Top Ten Africa's 100 Best Books of … read more
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19. A Pigeon and a Boy
By: Meir Shalev , Evan Fallenberg
4.22
Format: 160 pages,
From the internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Meir Shalev comes a mesmerizing novel of two love… read more
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20. The Boston Girl
By: Anita Diamant
3.93
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgetta… read more
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21. The Invisible Hour
By: Alice Hoffman
3.61
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The latest New York Times bestseller from beloved author Alice Hoffman celebrates the enduring magi… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"A book doesn't live when it's written. It lives when it's read."-Alice Hoffman, The Invisible Hour
"Mia now understood that Joel was well aware that once a girl walked into a library she could never be controlled again."-Alice Hoffman, The Invisible Hour
22. The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3)
By: Elodie Harper
4.39
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy Amara's journe… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
23. The Jane Austen Society
By: Natalie Jenner
3.74
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
2020 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Novel! Just after the S… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Saved by Jane Austen"-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
"But one can always read Austen."-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
"You read too much. You read her to much."-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
"Reading, she now understood, had been her own choice of rebellion."-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
24. Afterlife
By: Julia Alvarez
3.70
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The first adult novel in almost fifteen years by the internationally bestselling author of In the T… read more
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- fiction
25. The Shadow of Perseus
By: Claire Heywood
3.65
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
Danae: Banished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
26. The Tobacco Wives
By: Adele Myers
3.81
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
For the audience of Fiona Davis and Lisa Wingate, a vibrant historical debut set in 1946 North Caro… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
27. The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
By: Pat Barker
3.83
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who e… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Achilles' story never ends: wherever men fight and die, you'll find Achilles."-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"Crows are ferociously intelligent birds. I used to watch them gather as the men set off for another day of war. Drums, pipes, trumpets, the rhythmical pounding of swords on shields—to the fighters, t…"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"It was one of those moments that I think everybody experiences - and they don't have to be dramatic - when things begin to change; and you know there's no point ruminating about it, because thinking …"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
28. The Liar
By: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
3.52
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Waking Lions, a provocative novel about how one mistake can have a… read more
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- fiction
- israel
"But he was always like that, reporting the facts with a slight deviation that would suit his needs."-Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, The Liar
"Why couldn’t there be two suns in the sky? Why did the rise of one large orb of light necessitate the setting of another?"-Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, The Liar
"People often prefer to deny what is right before their eyes, especially if they can continue to hold on to what is in their hearts."-Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, The Liar
"After all, more lies remain undiscovered than are revealed, harmless little lies absorbed into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from the truth."-Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, The Liar
29. Widowland
By: C.J. Carey
3.72
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. LOND… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Rolf Friedel had a face that looked as though God had given up, and his conversation dwelt heavily on radio frequencies and signals technology, but he left Helena largely to her own devices, requirin…"-C.J. Carey, Widowland
30. מפריח היונים
By: Eli Amir
4.10
Format: 454 pages, Paperback
תבוסתם של הערבים במלחמת תש"ח בארץ - ישראל עודנה טרייה וצורבת בשנות 1950 - 1949 בבגדאד בירת עיראק. ה… read more
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- israel
- historical fiction
31. Strand of a Thousand Pearls
By: Dorit Rabinyan
3.15
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Redolent with the scent of lilac and oleander blossoms, and bursting with the flavors of quinces an… read more
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- israel
- fiction
- unfinished
- historical fiction
"At last, the luminous match was struck and the day was lit."-Dorit Rabinyan, Strand of a Thousand Pearls
