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Ten Thousand Lovers

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Ten Thousand Lovers is an excellent book and I would recommend anyone interested in culture or love or the struggles of life to pick it up. Ravel is able to take the reader to the exact point of her narration and she pours her heart and soul into the pages of her work. The reader is given a better understanding of Israel and a culture that is so foreign to most of us while at the same time we feel as if we are part of the story that is unfolding around us. Ravel was able to make me laugh and cry as I turned the pages of this generous book and I was unable to put it down until I had finished it completely. I have already bought my own copy and am pushing it on all my friends.

Set in the seventies, the novel demonstrates the political landscape of the newly formed Israel, through its citizens and their personal and professional lives. They are constantly coping, separating/distancing themselves, waiting for disaster.

With the title, Ravel reminds the reader to look beyond the central story. This is the story of one lover, but also ten thousand lovers. It is the story of one couple, but thousands of couples feel this way. In a country that encourages distance for protection, the love of Ami and Lily is bound through intimacy and closeness with each other and with the land.

A very good read -- hard to put down. I cried!

This was a sad but interesting book. I totally love the cover. I also like how there is a lot of information about the languages of the Middle East.