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amother
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 Sun, Nov 17 2024, 8:44 am
Hi all, I want to buy myself 2 or 3 new novels for upcoming post-partum period when I will have noone around for any company..
I just really hate badly written or simple novels, I'm looking for recs of really really well written, emotional novels preferably not current day based, but like good. Can you specify when you recommend the time period it's based in?
Thank you v much!
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 8:55 am
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Lizzie4
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 8:57 am
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I love anything by Henye Meyer
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 9:05 am
The Remains of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Takes place in the 1950's, with many flashbacks to the 1920's and 30's.
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. Set in 1970's and 1980's India.
Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, set during WWII.
The Wolf Hall Trilogy by Hilary Mantel, set during the reign of Henry VIII. Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies, The Mirror and the Light.
The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahmoud, set from approximately 1919 to 1940's. Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street.
Not as good as the above books, but enjoyable: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, set over decades, 1910-1989.
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 9:32 am
| Lizzie4 wrote: | | I love anything by Henye Meyer |
Frum author
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PinkFridge
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 9:37 am
| amother OP wrote: | Sorry forgot to mention only Jewish. Yes I know that makes the choices far less 
Thank u for suggesting |
Ruchama King Feuerman's books. Those are more contemporary.
Freefall by Miriam Zakon (WWII). Shortchanged by E. G. Schwartz (Depression). Both US-based.
Wildlands by M. Kenan was a fun ride (mid-19th century).
Map the Starlight by Leah Gebber (early Renaissance, IIRC).
Sorry if you've read them already.
B'shaa tova!
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 10:00 am
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"Captive Audience " - short stories by Dov Haller. Loved it!
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 10:07 am
Full Harvest by Etka Gittel Schwartz about Jewish life on the prairie - great book.
The Last Slave by Y.Kormornick - novel about a Jewish woman’s experience during yetzias mitzrayim, fascinating book.
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Lizzie4
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 10:25 am
| PinkFridge wrote: | Ruchama King Feuerman's books. Those are more contemporary.
Freefall by Miriam Zakon (WWII). Shortchanged by E. G. Schwartz (Depression). Both US-based.
Wildlands by M. Kenan was a fun ride (mid-19th century).
Map the Starlight by Leah Gebber (early Renaissance, IIRC).
Sorry if you've read them already.
B'shaa tova! |
Yess, Leah Gebber is amazing too. I just finished reading Sisters under Siege. So so good
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 10:31 am
I'm really bad at remembering titles, but the last slave was amazing!
There's a trilogy about a Jewish boy being kidnapped by Indians by Rachel istrin. I really enjoyed it. She also has a holocaust novel which was good.
Shevy shottenstein, the promise of freedom was pretty good.
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 10:47 am
I personally don't go for historical, so I didn't appreciate most of the authors and books already mentioned.
I really enjoyed the Libby Klein series she wrote about the couple where he has a brain tumor. I found she touched on subjects like mental health etc that jewish authors can be afraid to.
I also enjoy Riva Pomerantz, especially postpartum where I want a nice calm read where it's all about relationships and family.
Recently I read EK Schwartz' Veiled Truth which I really enjoyed.
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Hidden
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 11:51 am
Leah Gebber is amazing, but can get very dark (she talks about dark parts of history in detail)
The Betrayal is one of the best books I have ever read, it is by M Kenan. It's during the times of the Khazari kingdom. There are 3 subsequent books, the Outcast, the Dark Secrets and the Final Battle. Really well written and captivating, everyone I know who has read them has really enjoyed.
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 12:15 pm
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Thank you so much for all the suggestions! Will order a couple now
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#MOMMY
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 12:15 pm
My favorite book of all time is Daddy's Girl by Dina Nueman.
Also love All Fall Down by Rachel Berger.
Love love all Riva Pomerantz's books - Diamond Dust, Split Ends, Take 2... so many more that can't remember but they're all great!
Bishaa tova!
So smart for being proactive now about getting yourself books to read!
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amother
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 12:24 pm
| Hidden wrote: | Leah Gebber is amazing, but can get very dark (she talks about dark parts of history in detail)
The Betrayal is one of the best books I have ever read, it is by M Kenan. It's during the times of the Khazari kingdom. There are 3 subsequent books, the Outcast, the Dark Secrets and the Final Battle. Really well written and captivating, everyone I know who has read them has really enjoyed. |
Also enjoy Leah Gebber, but agree that The Betrayal series is of the best books I have ever read. I have read each one many, many times (besides for the new one), and am always amazed by the depth, emotions, and lessons in each one. Besides for the fascinating setting of inside the royal courts.
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 12:46 pm
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Sun inside rain. Never found anything close to it. Don't remember author. She wrote a second book which I didn't enjoy
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 12:49 pm
| salsa wrote: | | Sun inside rain. Never found anything close to it. Don't remember author. She wrote a second book which I didn't enjoy |
M. Bassara. Good book. During apartheid, since OP wants historical fiction.
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salsa
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Sun, Nov 17 2024, 1:18 pm
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Every man a slave by sender zeyv. There was a recent thread about where to buy it
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But I assume you mean frum novels. Good luck!