House on Endless Waters: A Novel

House on Endless Waters: A Novel

â€œElon powerfully evokes the obscurity of the past and its hold on the present, as we stumble through revelation after revelation with Yoel. As we accompany him on his journey...we share in his loss, surprise and grief, right up to the novelâ€™s shocking conclusion.â€ â€”The New York Times Book Review

â€œEmuna Elonâ€™s powerful House on Endless Waters is essential Jewish fictionâ€¦a deeply immersive achievement that brings to life stories that must never be forgotten.â€ â€”USA TODAY

â€œA story of love, loss, and yearning. Lyrically phrased and often powerfully visualâ€¦this deeply felt tale offers a rewarding meditation on survival.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In the tradition of The Invisible Bridge and The History of Love, comes an exquisitely moving novel about a writer who discovers the truth about his motherâ€™s wartime years in Amsterdam, unearthing a shocking family secret that becomes the subject of his magnum opus.

At the behest of his agent, renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to promote his books, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Historical Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon footage portraying prewar Dutch Jewry and is astonished to see the youthful face of his beloved mother staring back at him, posing with his father, his older sisterâ€¦and an infant he doesnâ€™t recognize.

This unsettling discovery launches him into a fervent search for the truth, shining a light on Amsterdamâ€™s dark wartime historyâ€”the underground networks that hid Jewish children away from danger and those who betrayed their own for the sake of survival. The deeper into the past Yoel digs to tell the story of his life, the better he understands his motherâ€™s silence, and the more urgent the question that has unconsciously haunted him for a lifetimeâ€”Who am I?â€”becomes.

Part family mystery, part wartime drama, House on Endless Waters is an unforgettable meditation on identity, belonging, and the inextricable nature of past and present.
Country USA
Manufacturer Washington Square Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2020-01-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Washington Square Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2020-01-07
Format	Kindle eBook

House on Endless Waters: A Novel

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