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The Sum­mer We Found the Baby by Amy Hest

The Sum­mer We Found the Baby by Amy Hest

Set during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one extraordinary summer from three engaging points of view. On the morning of the dedication of the new children’s...

A Land Like You by Tobie Nathan

A Land Like You by Tobie Nathan

Trans­la­tor: Joyce Zonana Cairo 1925, Haret al-Yahud, the old Jewish Quarter. Esther, a beautiful young woman believed to be possessed by demons, longs to give birth after seven blissful years of marriage. Her husband,...