Post by New Mama on Jul 25, 2007 9:34:50 GMT -6
Another great summer read.
Just prior to WWII, their was a bill in Congress that would fund the transfer of hundreds of thousands Jews in Europe seeking asylum from countries under German occupation to Alaska. Pearl Harbor happened and the bill was never voted on in the flurry of spending bills relating to our official entry into the war.
Fast forward...this book assumes that in fact 2 million Jews immigrated to Alaska in the last 30's and early 40's. The book takes place decades later.
The main character is a hard drinking divorced detective who investigates a murder that occurs in his apartment building. It's much more than this, but I don't want to give it away.
I liked the book but should warn you that you will encounter plenty of Yiddish words and sayings. This could make it a somewhat difficult read for those that have little knowledge of Yiddish.
I liked the book.
Just prior to WWII, their was a bill in Congress that would fund the transfer of hundreds of thousands Jews in Europe seeking asylum from countries under German occupation to Alaska. Pearl Harbor happened and the bill was never voted on in the flurry of spending bills relating to our official entry into the war.
Fast forward...this book assumes that in fact 2 million Jews immigrated to Alaska in the last 30's and early 40's. The book takes place decades later.
The main character is a hard drinking divorced detective who investigates a murder that occurs in his apartment building. It's much more than this, but I don't want to give it away.
I liked the book but should warn you that you will encounter plenty of Yiddish words and sayings. This could make it a somewhat difficult read for those that have little knowledge of Yiddish.
I liked the book.
