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Daughters of Iraq [Kindle Edition]

Revital Shiri-Horowitz (Author)

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Length: 288 pages
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Shiri-Horowitz tells the story with a light and loving touch. Her book, which is riveting and convincing, explores the connections between the past and the present, between the older women and their legacies to their children and grandchildren. --Prof. Lev Hakak UCLA

This gripping saga encompasses personal tragedies, hopes, dreams, illness, untimely deaths, unrequited love, unexpected love, family celebrations, and-of course- lots and lots of food. --At Magazine, 2007

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Daughters of Iraq is the compelling story of three women from the same family. It is the story of emigration from Iraq to Israel as experienced by two sisters: Violet, whom we learn about through a diary she kept after being diagnosed with a critical illness, and Farida, whose personality unfolds through her relationship with her surroundings, and with herself. The third character is Noa, Violet’s daughter and a student, a young woman in her twenties who is searching for meaning. Noa embarks on a spiritual quest to the past, so that she can learn how to build her life in the present and the future.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 333 KB
Print Length: 288 pages
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B004U34YM8
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #15,043 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Totally Touches the Heart 17 Jan 2012

By Ey Wade

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I hungered to read this book from my first reading of it's blurb. I wasn't disappointed. Daughters of Iraq introduced me into the world and traditions of a culture I had never thought to enter into. What a shame it took me so long. I was drawn into the story by characters who shared their lives as if they were never a part of fiction. The use of their native language really cinched it for me. I liked the way the story flicked from past to present and back again, while smoothly sharing bits of history. I used to think of Iraq, Israel as just words, a place, you know what I mean? I now see the people. I could just picture it as a movie. I recommend this book to everyone.

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a wonderful book 13 Jun 2011

By release the cure

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This book is a welcome addition to the canon of modern Jewish literature which is often dominated by the holocaust and events in Europe. Daughters of Iraq is a beautifully written and touching account spanning three generations of women as we learn about the migration from Iraq to Israel under the most difficult of circumstances. A key sub-plot is Noa's mums diary which acts as a thread linking the generations together and holding the key to family secrets. The prose in the book is well executed and the dialogue, which at times feels like a play reveals very human, well drawn characters. The historical events in the book give it a touch of authenticity which strengthens the story especially the nostalgic reminisces of Iraq. On the whole this is an inspirational story of hope, love, family and life

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A story of how Isreal accepted all who came 8 Jun 2011

By Ray L. Bertoia

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As an American Jew I always believed that Israel was a country populated by European refugees from the Holocaust. But after a trip to Israel I learned that the majority of Israelis are actually from the Middle East. Unfortunately they are refugees kicked out of their homelands when the state of Israel declared independence. My niece married an Israeli and many members of his large extended families were those refugees. When a friend recommended Daughters of Iraq to me well I wanted to learn more about those gracious people that entertained us in their home with feasts like the ones described in this wonderful novel. The story is told from the perspective of Noa, Farida and Violet and we see how the two generations of women and their offspring adapted to a new and sometimes hard life in a foreign land. The stories are told with an honesty that sometimes makes your heart hurt. I highly recommend this novel, there is even a glossary of foreign words which adds so much to the flavor of the novel. I love to read a story that is informative and entertaining.

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Daughters of Iraq captivated me; led me into a way of life and a history I was, until now, completely unaware of. Read more

Published 12 months ago by sjp

beautiful and moving

Daughters of Iraq swept me up into the lives of the three Jewish women from whose point of view I came to understand the struggles of life as transplanted refugees from Iraq to... Read more

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A wonderful women fiction

I read the book and was fascinated by the story,and by the History I learned. I had no idea there was a Jewish underground in Bagdad. Read more

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