A Suitable Husband
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008EMDUEO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Lerner has created people we care about, as we learn about pre-World War II Poland through the eyes of a Jewish family. Among them are the Guardsmen, daring and organized young Zionists who are determined to start a new life in Palestine.A SUITABLE HUSBAND brings this vibrant period alive with the story of Bianca Lieber, caught between the pressure to marry Alex, the intelligent but staid doctor presented by the matchmaker, and Wolf, the intrepid Zionist leader who can help her get to Palestine.PRAISE FOR A SUITABLE HUSBANDA beautifully written coming of age story that touches both the heart and mind. – Les Edgerton, author of nine novels including JUST LIKE THAT. – Peggy O'Hanlon, Port Washington Public LibraryA stunning portrayal of the changing social and political climate of 1930s Poland. – Mommy's Reading Too, BlogThis novel is well worth reading The author captures the essence of the lives of young Jews searching for a better life torn between tradition and modern
FIGHTING THE YENTE A Suitable Husband is a suitable title for a novel set in a time and place where the well-being of an entire family depends on the elder daughter finding a good match, and S.B.Lerner has created a wonderfully complex setup and a wonderfully complex hero to go with it.We're in 1936 Poland with the Leiber family, poor Jewish Poles. Bianca is a bright girl who's about to graduate fr. Absolutely fascinating Kat I love historical fiction, particularly stories set around 1940s Europe. A Suitable Husband is set in 1930s Poland, a period that also had my interested piqued, but not a setting of any other books that I can remember reading.A Suitable Husband is the story of one young woman, Bianca, her family and friends, and the struggle of Jews in Poland during the 1930's. Told from differen. "Great book about youth and love in pre WWll Poland" according to Carol Scheiner. Susan Lerner's novel, "A Suitable Husband," is a beautiful story of a young woman in pre-world war II Poland. It is enlightening and sheds insight on not only that period in Poland, but the attitudes of early European Zionists as well. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, the character development and the story.Bianca and her brother, Natan, live with their very strong mother and alco