Lotan’s meticulously researched novel wears its mantle of scholarship lightly as it breathes life into a fascinating period of the bible — the reigns of David and Solomon in Jerusalem, some three thou
Redolent with the scent of lilac and oleander blossoms, and bursting with the flavors of quinces and overripe plums,Strand of a Thousand Pearls is the story of the imagined and actual marriages of the
Returning to the kibbutz of his childhood to attend his father's funeral, Avraham Balaban confronts his still intensely painful childhood memories. With a poet's keen voice, the author weaves together
