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lenny9987 's review for:
House on Endless Waters
by Emunah Elon
I’ve been reading a lot of novels lately where the line gets blurred between the reader and the story (The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Starless Sea…). In Emuna Elon’s House on Endless Waters (recently released in English), it’s the writing process where the line blurs, in part, because the main character is attempting to tell an autobiographical story. Confronting the secrets of his early years as a Jew in Amsterdam during World War II and the occupation, the reader watches as research and being in the city help him to develop and shape the novel he is going to write.
Despite traveling the world for his book tours, Israeli writer Yoel Blum has always honored his late mother’s wishes that he never visits Amsterdam — despite the fact that he was born there. But when a publisher pushes and he yields, a visit to the Jewish Museum begins to reveal the secrets behind his mother’s request. Turning to his older sister for what she knows, Yoel ultimately decides to write his next book about his mother, her experiences in Amsterdam during the occupation, and how those tied back to who he became.
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Despite traveling the world for his book tours, Israeli writer Yoel Blum has always honored his late mother’s wishes that he never visits Amsterdam — despite the fact that he was born there. But when a publisher pushes and he yields, a visit to the Jewish Museum begins to reveal the secrets behind his mother’s request. Turning to his older sister for what she knows, Yoel ultimately decides to write his next book about his mother, her experiences in Amsterdam during the occupation, and how those tied back to who he became.
For my full review, please visit my blog: https://wp.me/pUEx4-Xc