River

From the Australian Outback, where she meets a young Aboriginal man, to racist, rigidly segregated South Africa during World War II, to the midst of a pogrom in Lithuania, and then all the way back to the Babylon of biblical times, Emily has deep encounters with the young women she meets and ultimately, the histories that have mysteriously and yet powerfully shaped her own soul.

"Eloquent and polished, with characters who breathe and speak as if they are in the same room as the reader, this fourth novel by Nayman (A Mind of Winter) would be a valuable choice for teen Jewish studies as well as for YA and adult book discussion groups. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal, starred review

De la Australian Outback, unde intalneste un tanar aborigen, pana la Africa de Sud rasista, rigid segregata in timpul celui de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial, pana in mijlocul unui pogrom in Lituania, si apoi pana la Babilonul vremurilor biblice, Emily are o profunzime profunda. intalneste cu tinerele pe care le intalneste si in cele din urma, istoriile care si-au modelat in mod misterios si totusi puternic propriul suflet. "Elocvent si lustruit, cu personaje care respira si vorbesc de parca ar fi in aceeasi camera cu cititorul, acest al patrulea roman de Nayman (O minte a iernii) ar fi o alegere valoroasa pentru studiile evreiesti la adolescenti, precum si pentru grupurile de discutii despre carti pentru adulti si adulti.