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Loading... Where the Desert Meets the Sea: A Novel (original 2008; edition 2019)by Werner Sonne (Author), Steve Anderson (Translator)
Work InformationWhere the Desert Meets the Sea by Werner Sonne (Author) (2008)
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  shanembailey | Dec 21, 2023 |    ) judithrs | Jan 4, 2023 | 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 (  ) beckyhaase | Mar 9, 2021 | 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. (  ) AvigailRGRIL | Nov 4, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
An illuminating and heart-stirring historical novel set in post-WWII Palestine, where the boundaries of love and friendship are challenged by the intractable conflicts of war. Jerusalem, 1947: Judith, a young Jewish survivor of the Dachau concentration camp, arrives in Mandatory Palestine, seeking refuge with her only remaining relative, her uncle. When she learns that he has died, she tries to take her own life in despair. After awakening in the hospital, Judith learns that Hana, a Muslim Arab nurse, has saved her life by donating her own blood. While the two women develop a fragile bond, each can't help but be drawn deeper into the political machinations tearing the country apart. After witnessing the repeated attacks inflicted on the Jews, Judith makes the life-changing decision to join the Zionist fight for Jerusalem. And Hana's star-crossed love for Dr. David Cohen, an American Jew out of his element and working only to save lives, will put her own life in danger. Then the political situation worsens. When tensions erupt, a shocking act of violence threatens Judith and Hana's friendship--and the destinies of everyone they love. No library descriptions found. |
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A book about the conflict over Jerusalem after World War 2 that shows the human cost of the war on both sides that continues to this day. Wonderful characters representative of those in the real conflicts that occurred that show the daily tension and horror felt on both sides. (