Snow in August
Set in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in 1947, this poignant tale revolves around two of the most endearing characters in recent fiction: an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee from Prague.
Set in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in 1947, this poignant tale revolves around two of the most endearing characters in recent fiction: an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee from Prague.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780446675253 (0446675253)
Publish date: October 1st 1999
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Ordered this specifically to fit personal seasonal quest.THIS BOOK IS FORmy brother JohnAND IN MEMORY OFJoel Oppenheimerwho heard the cries of"Yonkel! Yonkel! Yonkel"in the summer bleachers of 1947.Opening quotes:Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,the evidence of things not seen.Hebrews ...
I totally forgot I had read this book until I was reminded of it in a group I am in. I loved this book. I thought it was thought provoking and inviting. I thought some of it was kind of silly(no spoilers), but it was buried beneath the beauty of the book!
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