Werner Sonne
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Where the Devil Meets the Sea. Werner Sonne. 2008. The establishment of the state of Israel is told in this novel. It is basically a mini version of Leon Uris’ Exodus. However it doesn’t have the depth of that novel in any way. The historical background is basic and the characters are not developed
WHERE THE DESERT MEETS THE SEA by Werner Sonne
In the aftermath of WWII the Jews who remain attempt to establish a homeland for themselves. Judith, a Jewish survivor of the death camps, and Hana, a Muslim nurse at Hadassah Hospital, are bonded in friendship when a rare blood type infusion from Hanna gives life to a dying Judith.
The novel follows Hana and Judith as Eratz Israel becomes the Nation of Israel. Hadassah Hospital, founded by Jews but serving both Jews and Arabs, becomes a focal point. Peace is lost when the UN drops the British Mandate. Jews and Arabs battle over the land of Palestine resulting in bloodshed on both sides. The novel reveals the complexity of finding a solution.
Sonne avoids siding with either faction as his well-drawn and complex characters struggle to find honor and security in this moving tale of love, fear, sacrifice, betrayal, redemption, death, honor and brutality lurches to its conclusion.
5 of 5 stars… (lisätietoja)
In the aftermath of WWII the Jews who remain attempt to establish a homeland for themselves. Judith, a Jewish survivor of the death camps, and Hana, a Muslim nurse at Hadassah Hospital, are bonded in friendship when a rare blood type infusion from Hanna gives life to a dying Judith.
The novel follows Hana and Judith as Eratz Israel becomes the Nation of Israel. Hadassah Hospital, founded by Jews but serving both Jews and Arabs, becomes a focal point. Peace is lost when the UN drops the British Mandate. Jews and Arabs battle over the land of Palestine resulting in bloodshed on both sides. The novel reveals the complexity of finding a solution.
Sonne avoids siding with either faction as his well-drawn and complex characters struggle to find honor and security in this moving tale of love, fear, sacrifice, betrayal, redemption, death, honor and brutality lurches to its conclusion.
5 of 5 stars… (lisätietoja)
Where the Desert Meets the Sea is another book completing a prompt for my summer challenge, read a novel set in your country. As I live in Israel and I found it at Kindle Unlimited and picked it up both as an e-book and as an audiobook.
It is interesting to see, a German journalist and correspondent got the ambiance of Palestine of 1947/Israel 1948. The situation of the population living under the British empire, and after the UN's decision to divide the land for the Arabs and the Jews.
It is interesting to see, a German journalist and correspondent got the ambiance of Palestine of 1947/Israel 1948. The situation of the population living under the British empire, and after the UN's decision to divide the land for the Arabs and the Jews.
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