Jacob's Oath - by Martin Fletcher (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"As World War II winds to a close, Europe's roads are clogged with twenty million exhausted refugees walking home. Among them are Jacob and Sarah, lonely Holocaust survivors who meet in Heidelberg. But Jacob is consumed with hatred and cannot rest until he has killed his brother's murderer, a concentration camp guard nicknamed the Rat, also from Heidelberg"--Dust jacket flap.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>As World War II winds to a close, Europe's roads are clogged with twenty million exhausted refugees walking home. Among them are Jacob and Sarah, lonely Holocaust survivors who meet in Heidelberg. But Jacob is consumed with hatred and cannot rest until he has killed his brother's murderer, a concentration camp guard nicknamed The Rat. Now he must choose between revenge and love, between avenging the past and building a future. <p/>Martin Fletcher, who won the National Jewish Book Award for <i>Walking Israel, </i> proved his chops as a novelist with <i>The List, </i>which was selected as the One Book, One Jewish Community title for the city of Philadelphia. Now, in <i>Jacob's Oath</i>, Fletcher brings us another touching novel of love, loyalty, and loss, set in the aftermath of the Holocaust.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A moving love story... A small gem of a novel." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Engrossing...A page-turner." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"An elegantly written and evocative story of Holocaust survivors. Inspiring." --<i>Tom Brokaw on The List</i> <p/>"A powerful, affecting work . . . Should be required reading." --<i>Kirkus Reviews on The List</i> <p/>"Moving . . . A touching story that brings a little-known aspect of Jewish history to life." --<i>Booklist on The List</i> <p/>"Extraordinary. Both spellbinding and heartbreaking, with brilliantly rendered characters and a breathtaking conclusion." --<i>Andrea Mitchell, NBC on The List</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>MARTIN FLETCHER is one of the most respected television news correspondents in the world and he is also rapidly gaining an equally impressive reputation as a writer. He has won many awards, including five Emmys, a Columbia University DuPont Award, several Overseas Press Club Awards, and the National Jewish Book Award. Fletcher and his wife, Hagar, have raised three sons. He spent many years as the NBC News Bureau Chief in Tel Aviv and he is currently based in Israel and New York, where he is a Special Correspondent for NBC News. He is also the author of <i>Breaking News</i>, <i>Walking Israel</i>, and <i>The List</i>.</p>
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