Ten Thousand Lovers: A Novel
Israel, 1970s. Lily, a young emigrant student exploring the wonders and terrors of her new land, finds the man of her dreams -- Ami, a former actor. Handsome, intelligent, and exciting, but like his beautiful, disintegrating country, Ami has a terrible flaw -- he is an army interrogator. As Ami...
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Israel, 1970s. Lily, a young emigrant student exploring the wonders and terrors of her new land, finds the man of her dreams -- Ami, a former actor. Handsome, intelligent, and exciting, but like his beautiful, disintegrating country, Ami has a terrible flaw -- he is an army interrogator. As Ami and Lily's unexpected passion grows, so too does the shadow that hangs over them. They must face the unspeakable horrors of Ami's work and their uncertain future. While set in the '70s, Ten Thousand Lovers is a brilliant and terrifyingly contemporary tale of passion, suffering, and the transcending power of love.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060565626 (0060565624)
Publish date: September 2nd 2003
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
War,
Jewish,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Canada,
Israel
Series: Tel Aviv Trilogy (#1)
Don't let the title fool you; this is not a Harlequin, this is not a gentle Sunday afternoon read. Ten Thousand Lovers, the story of Lily and Ami, is really the story of Israel today, a country that is in the difficult position of trying to figure out a way to both be good and to survive. A book tha...
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