Weight | 0.600 kg |
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Dimensions | 200 × 130 × 26 mm |
ISBN | 978-1910422410 |
Cover | Paperback |
Publication Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Bluemoose Books |
£8.99
Rising Sparks
Malka Sabbatto is a young woman who flees the confines of her traditional family in Jerusalem, followed by Moshe, a Russian immigrant and her father’s top student. After falling in with a sinister cult in Safed she escapes to Jaffa, where she starts to build a new life under the wing of an Arab chef. When she feels she has finally found contentment, a family tragedy forces her to return to Jerusalem. RAISING SPARKS reveals the hidden worlds, shared histories and unknown stories of the modern Middle East.
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