The Bones of the World

The Bones of the World

Betsy L. Ross

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Editorial:
Atmosphere Press
Año de edición:
2023
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781639886944
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A haunting, multi-timeline novel of memory, identity, the fierce power of ancestral love, and the importance of stories. From the fires of the Spanish Inquisition, through the unspeakable darkness of the Holocaust, to a fractured contemporary America, one Jewish family is bound across centuries by a single unbroken thread: the refusal to disappear. When Sariah, a young woman hiding both her faith and forbidden love, is forced to flee Inquisition-era Spain, the choices she makes reverberate across generations. Centuries later, her descendant Rachel, adrift in personal loss, discovers an enchanted cemetery where the dead have stories to tell. There, among ghosts who argue, joke, mourn, and remember, she discovers the truth she has spent a lifetime avoiding. As the lives of Sariah, Jakob, and countless ancestors collide, the novel weaves Jewish history, LGBTQ+ identity, magical realism, and spiritual longing into one unforgettable tapestry. What emerges is a story of survival and defiance, of what is carried, what is forgotten, what refuses to die, and the stories that must still be told. Moving, darkly humorous, spiritually daring, and emotionally transformative, this is historical fiction reimagined for readers who crave meaning in the pain and beauty beneath the ruins. Perfect for fans of Everything Is Illuminated, Beloved, The Book Thief, The Golem and the Jinni, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

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