Barbara Artson

In the face of ongoing anti-Semitic persecution in czarist Russia, the decisions made by two brothers help determine their descendants' futures. In Odessa, Odessa, Barbara Artson eloquently shows us a family over the course of a century, and how the prejudice they experience, and their responses to it, shape the stories of their lives. The long arc of history that Artson gives us shows how time, place, family, and beliefs affect us and those who will come after. The novel's vivid scenes and complex characters make this a novel that both teaches and touches the reader.… (more)