false 207333 5 From the internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Meir Shalev comes a mesmerizing novel of two love stories, separated by half a century but connected by one enchanting act of devotion.<br><br>During the 1948 War of Independence--a time when pigeons are still used to deliver battlefield messages--a gifted young pigeon handler is mortally wounded. In the moments before his death, he dispatches one last pigeon. The bird is carrying his extraordinary gift to the girl he has loved since adolescence. Intertwined with this story is the contemporary tale of Yair Mendelsohn, who has his own legacy from the 1948 war. Yair is a tour guide specializing in bird-watching trips who, in middle age, falls in love again with a childhood girlfriend. His growing passion for her, along with a gift from his mother on her deathbed, becomes the key to a life he thought no longer possible.  <br><br>Unforgettable in both its particulars and its sweep, <i>A Pigeon and A Boy</i> is a tale of lovers then and now--of how deeply we love, of what home is, and why we, like pigeons trained to fly in one direction only, must eventually return to it.  In a voice that is at once playful, wise, and altogether beguiling, Meir Shalev tells a story as universal as war and as intimate as a winged declaration of love. 1399767 2006 A Pigeon and a Boy: A Novel total:216|5:72|4:80|3:47|2:9|1:8| 216 847 392 68 3 1 false false Tue Dec 25 14:52:46 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 15:23:29 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Dec 14 17:56:17 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 18:02:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 14 08:30:05 -0700 2007 Mon May 14 08:43:36 -0700 2007 All his books show a deep love and connection with Israel, and I mean the good old idealistic Israel, not the Big Bowl of Crazy ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:53:36 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:53:36 -0800 2009 Meir Shalev is one of Israel's most celebrated novelists. Although less well known in the United States, the critically acclaimed A Pigeon and a Boy, which won Israel's prestigious Brenner Prize, should introduce Shalev to a much wider audience. Intertwining two love stories with Israel's fight for ...

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