In the Russian Empire's Pale of Settlement, Esther Leving, a brilliant young bibliophile, chafes at male dominance, religious dogma, and antisemitism. Bernard Garfinkle, a religious Jew and the son of a vodka distiller, hides a shameful secret-in a culture that worships books, he can't read. Despite their differences, they fall in love. Esther teaches Bernard to read and he in turn builds her a bookshop. They start a family, but when ferocious pogroms target Russian Jews, they must confront violent oppression.
Exploring the turbulent history which led to the great migration, when one-and-a-half million Jews emigrated to America between 1881 and 1914, Horodno Burning is a love letter to literature, freedom, and Jewish survival.
I have a question about the book:
'Horodno Burning - Freed-Thall, Michael'.
Fill in the form below.
We will respond as fast as possible.
We value your privacy
We use cookies to measure traffic, improve Boekstra and let Google tailor ads to your interests. You can keep using the site either way — even if you decline. More info
