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The Jerusalem Inception Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com
- By June Maffin
- Published January 17, 2013
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June Maffin
Reviewer June Maffin:Living on an island in British Columbia, Canada, Dr. Maffin is a neophyte organic gardener, eclectic reader, ordained minister (Anglican/Episcopal priest) and creative spirituality writer/photographer with a deep zest for life. Previously, she has been grief counselor, broadcaster, teacher, journalist, television host, chaplain and spiritual director with an earned doctorate in Pastoral Care (medical ethics i.e. euthanasia focus). Presently an educator, freelance editor, blogger, and published author of three books, her most recent (Soulistry-Artistry of the Soul: Creative Ways to Nurture your Spirituality) has been published in e-book as well as paperback format and a preview can be viewed on YouTube videos. Founder of Soulistry™ she continues to lead a variety of workshops and retreats connecting spirituality with creativity and delights in a spirituality of play. You can find out more about June by clicking on her Web Site.
Author: Avraham Azrieli
ISBN: 9781451549515
From Nazi Germany to Jerusalem, this book has intriguing and unforgettable characters, political intrigue, religious controversy, historical relevance, mystery, betrayal, suspense and a unique love triangle!
In
the horrors of Nazi Germany, young Abraham Gerster and Elie Wiess
meet. Along the way, they encounter beautiful Tanya Galinski, a
Mossad operative whose innocence is destroyed when her German lover
is killed and she and Abraham become lovers. Their love affair
ends abruptly with consequences neither could ever have
imagined.
Decades later in 1967 in the divided city of
Jerusalem on the verge of the Six Day War, the three meet under
intriguing circumstances. Abraham Gerster (a secret atheist)
has become the Rabbi of Neturay Karta (the most extreme
fundamentalist sect in Israel) and is willing to do whatever it takes
to control Jewish fanatics from destroying Israel. Conniving,
power-hungry Elie Wiess is filled with hatred and revenge and is
eager to become the master of a formidable clandestine apparatus with
limitless powers and win control over Mossad. And then,
unexpectedly, Tanya reappears with a story that stuns
readers.
Abraham’s son Lemmy (nickname for his birth name:
Jerusalem), a young rabbinical scholar. Rabbi Gerster has high
expectations of his son and envisions his son assuming leadership of
the Neturay Karta. But, Lemmy’s youth, virility and the
attraction that a woman more than twice his age offers, moves him to
shake off the shackles of religious observance and he becomes
manipulated by Elie to volunteer for a dangerous mission drawing the
reader even further into the well-executed plot.
Temimah,
married to Rabbi Gerster is mother to Lemmy, and while a minor
character in the plot, her tragic story is effortlessly woven into
the story as a not-so-gentle reminder that actions by one person can
often result in serious and often tragic consequences for
others.
Whether you enjoy historical fiction, political
thrillers, love stories, books about betrayal or espionage, this
intense and fast-paced book will keep you intrigued. Author Avraham
Azrielli is a master storyteller with a unique ability to draw the
reader into important and complex societal, religious and political
issues through his excellent character portrayal and compelling plot
development. A solidly researched, well-written, excellently
edited and well-thought-out plot, author Avraham Azrieli has created
memorable characters who live compelling lives such that the reader
is not only drawn into their story but wants to follow and read more
about them after the book has ended.
And, the
good news is - we can! There is a sequel!
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