Potok is a master storyteller. Filled with a host of richly drawn characters. The reader knows from the first few pages that he is in the hands of a sure professional who won't let him down." - People For Davita Chandal, growing up in New York in the 1930s and 40s is an experience of indescribable joy and unfathomable. Chaim Potoks bravest book.-The New York Times Book Review It is an enormous pleasure to sink. "It is an enormous pleasure to sink into such a rich. First published in 1985, it tells the story of a Jewish woman who finds strength in religious worship. Chaim] Potok's bravest book." - The New York Times Book Review Davitas Harp is a historical novel by Chaim Potok. To her, life's elusive possibilities for happiness, for fulfillment, for decency, become as real and resonant as the music of the small harp that hangs on her door, welcoming all guests with its sweet, gentle tones. And Davita, unexpectedly, finds in the Jewish faith that her mother had long ago abandoned both a solace to her questioning inner pain and a test of her budding spirit of independence. But the deprivations of war and the Depression take their ruthless toll.
Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope for a new, better world. No one but Chaim Potok could have written this strangely sweet, compelling, and deeply felt novel.The Cleveland Plain Dealer In his powerful.
(A Fawcett Crest book Barcode back 027778004504)For Davita Chandal, growing up in New York in the 1930s and '40s is an experience of indescribable joy-and unfathomable sadness. But as the deprivations of war and depression take a ruthless toll, Davita unexpectedly turns to the Jewish faith that her mother had long ago abandoned, finding there both a solace for her questioning inner pain and a test of her budding spirit of independence.
Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope of a new and better world. Ruth RossArt Director, Ballantine Booksįor Davita Chandal, growing up in the New York of the 1930s and ’40s is an experience of joy and sadness.
As a Jewish child who was raised during that period, I found this to be a touching affirmation of all that we felt. Davita's Harp: A Novel Kindle Edition by Chaim Potok (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 204 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 20.33 60 Used from 3.30 4 New from 19.98 14 Collectible from 8. He captures the mood, tensions and conflicts in the lives of the Jewish community in this country during the terrible times of McCarthyism and paranoia. Davita’s Harp is a terrific read by Chiam Potok.
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