The Mountain Jews and the Mirror, Ruchama King Feuerman
The Mountain Jews and the Mirror, Ruchama King Feuerman
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The Mountain Jews and the Mirror

Author: Ruchama King Feuerman

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 01/01/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Yosef and Estrella have spent their whole lives in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. When they move to the city, they face a strange, unfamiliar world. Will their love survive the surprises of their new home? A funny and charming folktale-like story of mistaken identities.

About Ruchama King Feuerman

Ruchama King Feuerman was born in Nashville, grew up in Virginia and Maryland, and when she was seventeen, bought a one-way ticket to Israel to seek her spiritual fortune. She is the author of several novels, including her first novel, the highly acclaimed Seven Blessings, praised by the New York Times and other publications, which was a Hadassah Book Club selection. She is a winner of the 2012 Moment Magazine Short Fiction Prize and was dubbed the “Jewish Jane Austen” by Kirkus Reviews. She has had stories and essays in many publications, including the New York Times.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Oriyah

I'm torn about this one. I really wanted to like it. From the get-go I was encouraged. The illustrations were beautiful, the characters were drawn modestly, and the author had a rather frum-sounding name, so, unlike many PJ library books, this one showed promise. I even took a gamble and read it to......more

Goodreads review by Nikki

A newly married couple moves to Casablanca in order to get work and through a series of events thinks that the other one has taken another spouse. Would be a very interesting book to read to kids today, because the story is based around the idea that the husband and wife have never actually seen a m......more