by Robert Mayer
It was a time of love, of struggle, of hope, of worship, of the birth of dynasties and the crushing affliction of hatred…
In the 1770s, the Jews of Frankfurt are trapped, both physically by the walls of the ghetto within which they must dwell, and in a larger sense by the rules of a society in which they are outcasts, legally debased and barely suffered to live.
And yet within those confines they find life, in all its glories and tragedies. This is the story of young Guttle, whose sweet face and curves could win her any man in her little world, but whose keen mind demands the best. It is the tale of Meyer Rothschild, who knows all the ways of the business world but discovers the ways of the heart. It is a tale of love and lust, of murder and betrayal, of holy works and unholy schemes, of bakers and brigands, of hope and of ruin. This is a novel, both amusing and sad, that will grace your bookshelf for generations – a book you will want your children to read and discuss as they reach maturity.
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6″ x 9″ (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Black & White on Cream paper
578 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1936404094
ISBN-10: 1936404095
BISAC: Fiction / Historical / General
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This final novel from the acclaimed Robert Mayer is a tale of the horrors of Nazi Germany, the wonders of the American Dream, the tragedies of the American reality, the joys of love, and the magic and the imperfections of human memory.It’s the story of Jewish immigrant Exit Maisel (thank Ellis Island for the name) who finds his place in America as a soldier, an ambassador, and teacher, serving presidents from FDR through Obama and beyond.
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