The review for Where Do I Go The book received 3.5 stars. After the persecution her family suffered and the death of her husband in her homeland of Russia, Leah and her two young boys hope to find a new life in the United States. With the help of her two uncles, she makes the […]
When it comes to Jewish lives and immigration, the only event that dares to pop up is Holocaust. I’m not against Holocaust novels, but often times I wish to see more aspects beyond that event to be represented in Jewish fiction, and this book is an answer to my prayer. I’ve previously read Jews without […]
4.0 out of 5 starsWhere do I go? Straight to Ms Magid’s next book! ByLuAnn Braleyon January 29, 2018 Format: Kindle Edition I need to keep this book around anytime I feel like my life is ‘rough’. I got to marry for love. Leah met her future husband maybe once before they were married; they […]
Review: January 28, 2018 My original interest was piqued in this book since I love historical fiction. I haven’t read too many novels focusing on immigrants in the 1900s and the synopsis intrigued me. The novel is set in the early 1900s on the Lower East Side of New York. The main character, Leah, is […]
“Where Do I Go is a fabulous follow up to Beverly Magid’s Sown in Tears. I enjoyed this one so much more. I loved the strength that Leah had and admired her. I found it intriguing getting a glimpse of what life was like for those living in that section of New York City in […]
WHERE DO I GO By Beverly Magid January, 2018 MY REVIEW from Donnasbookblog.wordpress.com I am a massive fan of historical fiction and this book really had me gripped. It is a poignant book that really tugged on my heartstrings, it is a lovely book to read and I was really impressed with the […]
When a good story with compelling characters also brings history alive for me, I am hooked. Sown in tears is such a book. We may learn the facts about Czarist Russia in the early twentieth century – the pograms, and the devastation of Jewish communities by the Cossacks from history books, but let a writer […]
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Title: Sown in Tears Author: Beverly Magid Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on 18 September 2012 Genre: Historical Fiction Labels: Russia, Russian History, Jewish History, Early 20th Century, Revolution Format: Paperback Age: Adult Pages: 194 Rating: 5 Stars Summary: Rural village of Koritz, Russia 1905. Leah and her husband Morris and sons Benny and Joseph, […]
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