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Title: Seven Blessings: A Novel by Ruchama King ISBN: 0-312-30915-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 13 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Daring Debut
Comment: Ruchama King knows Yerushalayim (Jerusalem). She knows the hearts and minds of the holy, driven, mad, passionate souls who flock there. And she knows the exhilaration of arriving at the nexus point of the thousand golden threads of God's tapestry, woven of seeming chance, which illuminate the life of the Holy city. You cannot help but be compassionate for these characters, empathize with the trapped lives they have created for themselves and rejoice when they finally break through their self-limiting vision. Although there are a few technical issues with the book (for example explaining well known Jewish terms but offering no explanation for the more obscure) the book is very rich. The author's subtle understanding of Torah and psychology hints at entire worlds yet to be explored in her powerful yet delicate and emotionally engaging prose. Who is the author you wonder? After reading this you really weant to meet the author. She has issues: she doesn't think much of Ashkenazim or the yeshivish or chareidim in general - she prefers Sephardim. She has concerns about woman's place even while she is clearly aware that most misconceived canards of orthodox "sexism" are exactly that. In short she's a mix, like most of us. one wonders: Is she more like Tzippy? Judy? Beth? Talya? Lauren? most likely none of the above - but she is clearly a painfully keen observer and these characters are painfully keenly real. The book is a magic carpet ride at ground level through the streets of yerushalayim. Read it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Seven Blessings
Comment: Seven Blessings is a heartfelt and touching story about people who through a variety of life experiences become more aware of their own passions. The story takes place in Jerusalem, a city of contrasts where the characters live in a world of Orthodox Judaism and matchmaking is abound. The honesty and depth of feeling make the charachters true to life. Reading this novel, brought me back to my wonderful days and memories of Jerusalem. This book is a great read and I highly recommend it!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Set in Jerusalem as a stand-in for Heaven
Comment: This is a beautifully evocative tale of the age old search for love. As much about the love between friends and the passionate connection between people and G-d as it is about dating and marriage, SEVEN BLESSINGS chronicles the romantic adventures of several Americans living abroad in the holy city.
My favorite character was the aging spinster who seems to have a crush on a dying sage and who uses a grocery store clerk as an intermediary to pique the rabbi's interest. The author, Ruchama King, handles that story line with wit and delicacy and, for me, it played out as a marvelous bit of suspense writing!
I well understand why Library Journal compared King's writing to that of Jane Austen. Her characters come to fascinating life and they remain with the reader long afterward. SEVEN BLESSINGS has much in common with EMMA, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, PERSUASION and of course with PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.
If you relish the experience of visting another world when you read a book, a great treat awaits you inside the pages of SEVEN BLESSINGS. King offers up Jerusalem and I think more than a little bit of Heaven in this book. I can't wait for her next!
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Title: Welcome to Heavenly Heights: A Novel by Risa Miller ISBN: 0312301804 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Lost Tribe : Jewish Fiction from the Edge by Paul Zakrzewski ISBN: 0060533463 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Blessing of a Broken Heart by Sherri Mandell ISBN: 159264029X Publisher: The Toby Press LLC Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: An Hour in Paradise: Stories by Joan Leegant ISBN: 039305439X Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Rebbe's Army : Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch by Sue Fishkoff ISBN: 0805241892 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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