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Three Separations
Rona is a married lawyer who meets a real-estate agent, Udi, also married. The initial spark she feels with Udi reminds her of what she once had with her husband, the feeling which is now long gone. She wants to meet Udi again. Her mind says she shouldn’t, but her heart disagrees. So, they agree to meet – this time, in a small flat.
The night they spend together is full of passion. She is emotionally and physically swept away by him. Rona's husband finds out about her affair with Udi and demands she ends it! She can’t bring herself to stop meeting him. She wants to end her marriage and asks Udi to do the same. Udi’s life is unstable. He has to deal not only with the poor relationship he has with his wife, but also his father’s illness. His loves Rona but feels that he can’t deal with more separations at this point in time. Udi is torn between his love for Rona, his marriage and his mother begging him to help her with his increasingly demented father. This and more in this stirring romance novel.
The night they spend together is full of passion. She is emotionally and physically swept away by him. Rona's husband finds out about her affair with Udi and demands she ends it! She can’t bring herself to stop meeting him. She wants to end her marriage and asks Udi to do the same. Udi’s life is unstable. He has to deal not only with the poor relationship he has with his wife, but also his father’s illness. His loves Rona but feels that he can’t deal with more separations at this point in time. Udi is torn between his love for Rona, his marriage and his mother begging him to help her with his increasingly demented father. This and more in this stirring romance novel.
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Published February 12, 2018
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March 2, 2018
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Three Separations by Israel Shur: A Triangular Dilemma #BookReview
Three Separations by Israel Shur is an 84-chapter long book. But you will find its story quite close to your heart. Because the story is so close to real-life. It is the story of Udi who finds himself in the center of a triangle with three corners of it representing his wife, his new love Rona, and his mother. The three women are pulling strings from three corners thus creating a lot of confusion in his life. He gets into a state of dilemma. In fact, he is not in a position to think which string should he respond to. Udi's relationship with his wife is not on the sweeter side. While Udi finds his wife yelling from time to time, he himself is uncomfortable in making love with her. In fact, his wife blames him for being inconsiderate to her. That is their current state of the relationship.
Though Udi finds his wife sexy in the bed he knows she would never pay any heed to his advances in this direction. He misses any sweet words from her. In fact, it is all complaints and instructions for him from her. Three Separations by Israel Shur starts with quite an intense mode between the two. The differences between the two are on a widening spree. In fact, the author is able to reflect it quite interestingly and crisply with an instance of coffee and toast. That, in fact, is crisp enough to reflect the actual state of confliction between the two. In fact, what I feel is Udi has become too edgy in that regard while his wife is behaving normally. Probably he is the one trying to find faults in whatever she does. Maybe he is losing confidence in himself and institution of marriage.
Probably the intense relationship of Udi with his wife, Varda makes him meet his psychologist Assaf. In fact, that is a point of relief for him. Udi couldn't complete his civil engineering because of his lack of interest in various subjects like Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics. Losing his confidence at a faster pace that was impacting his health, he had no other option then leave studies. On Varda's advise he came to discuss the matter with his parents. His mother was more worried about his health and hence was in his favor. But his father was in favor of staying till the college tells him to leave. In fact, that was a transitional moment in his life. Because after that there was no look back for him. He became one of the most brilliant students in his engineering college.
After doing the job for a while it was the moment to launch his own company. And soon his company was excelling far better than his boss's company. And then comes Rona in his life. She is a lawyer and dealing with Gideon's business clients. Gideon is Udi's decade-old friend. The story of Three Separations has a lot more in store for its readers. It is an interesting story, in fact, with a number of revelations coming its way.
Three Separations by Israel Shur: A Triangular Dilemma #BookReview
Three Separations by Israel Shur is an 84-chapter long book. But you will find its story quite close to your heart. Because the story is so close to real-life. It is the story of Udi who finds himself in the center of a triangle with three corners of it representing his wife, his new love Rona, and his mother. The three women are pulling strings from three corners thus creating a lot of confusion in his life. He gets into a state of dilemma. In fact, he is not in a position to think which string should he respond to. Udi's relationship with his wife is not on the sweeter side. While Udi finds his wife yelling from time to time, he himself is uncomfortable in making love with her. In fact, his wife blames him for being inconsiderate to her. That is their current state of the relationship.
Though Udi finds his wife sexy in the bed he knows she would never pay any heed to his advances in this direction. He misses any sweet words from her. In fact, it is all complaints and instructions for him from her. Three Separations by Israel Shur starts with quite an intense mode between the two. The differences between the two are on a widening spree. In fact, the author is able to reflect it quite interestingly and crisply with an instance of coffee and toast. That, in fact, is crisp enough to reflect the actual state of confliction between the two. In fact, what I feel is Udi has become too edgy in that regard while his wife is behaving normally. Probably he is the one trying to find faults in whatever she does. Maybe he is losing confidence in himself and institution of marriage.
Probably the intense relationship of Udi with his wife, Varda makes him meet his psychologist Assaf. In fact, that is a point of relief for him. Udi couldn't complete his civil engineering because of his lack of interest in various subjects like Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics. Losing his confidence at a faster pace that was impacting his health, he had no other option then leave studies. On Varda's advise he came to discuss the matter with his parents. His mother was more worried about his health and hence was in his favor. But his father was in favor of staying till the college tells him to leave. In fact, that was a transitional moment in his life. Because after that there was no look back for him. He became one of the most brilliant students in his engineering college.
After doing the job for a while it was the moment to launch his own company. And soon his company was excelling far better than his boss's company. And then comes Rona in his life. She is a lawyer and dealing with Gideon's business clients. Gideon is Udi's decade-old friend. The story of Three Separations has a lot more in store for its readers. It is an interesting story, in fact, with a number of revelations coming its way.
February 27, 2018
A well crafted romantic drama...
Author Israel Shur weaves an outstanding and noteworthy romantic drama with intriguing twists and turns that will easily captivate the reader's attention from the beginning. The author paints a riveting and compelling story of internal struggle and guilt in a very vivid and convincing way. In addition, the characters are drawn with great credibility and integrity.
The book description gives a sneak preview; ‘Udi, a married man, is plagued by guilt feelings after his first night with Rona, also married. He weighs his guilt against his attraction to her and does not know what to do. He finds himself involved in an intense, insane, daily relationship with Rona. Udi and his wife are rigid and distant with one another. Rona would leave her husband but wants commitment; Udi is totally in love and desperately confused. His mother begs him to help her with his increasingly demented father. He is pulled in three directions and has to make up his mind: which relationship in his life is going to last longer?
Towards the end, Udi has to face numerous sad realities. “Why is this happening to me?” he wonders. He asks for the strength to go through with it all, now that he has probably reached bottom. Then a refreshing new thought comes to his mind: It is time for me to take hold of the wheel of my life!’
Now, if that’s not enough to whet your appetite, I don’t know what will. But if you want to find out what happens, you’ll just have to turn the pages for yourself! However, I will say it was well worth the read. It’s my first time reading this author and I must say I was very impressed.
Captivating and commendable, this work had me immersed from the beginning. The story flowed from scene to scene with ease, and the author shows exceptional ability when it comes to storytelling. There are plenty of attention-grabbing moments in this page turner that will take the reader on a truly mesmerizing journey.
It’s one of those books that comes along occasionally that make you want to read it non-stop until you get to the end. I’m giving nothing further away here. And this, I hope, will only add to the mystery and enjoyment for the reader.
If this book is anything to go by, I’ll certainly be looking forward to reading more from Israel Shur in the future. I would definitely recommend this book and would love to see it adapted for the Silver Screen. I honestly think it would make a fantastic movie. A well-deserved five stars.
Author Israel Shur weaves an outstanding and noteworthy romantic drama with intriguing twists and turns that will easily captivate the reader's attention from the beginning. The author paints a riveting and compelling story of internal struggle and guilt in a very vivid and convincing way. In addition, the characters are drawn with great credibility and integrity.
The book description gives a sneak preview; ‘Udi, a married man, is plagued by guilt feelings after his first night with Rona, also married. He weighs his guilt against his attraction to her and does not know what to do. He finds himself involved in an intense, insane, daily relationship with Rona. Udi and his wife are rigid and distant with one another. Rona would leave her husband but wants commitment; Udi is totally in love and desperately confused. His mother begs him to help her with his increasingly demented father. He is pulled in three directions and has to make up his mind: which relationship in his life is going to last longer?
Towards the end, Udi has to face numerous sad realities. “Why is this happening to me?” he wonders. He asks for the strength to go through with it all, now that he has probably reached bottom. Then a refreshing new thought comes to his mind: It is time for me to take hold of the wheel of my life!’
Now, if that’s not enough to whet your appetite, I don’t know what will. But if you want to find out what happens, you’ll just have to turn the pages for yourself! However, I will say it was well worth the read. It’s my first time reading this author and I must say I was very impressed.
Captivating and commendable, this work had me immersed from the beginning. The story flowed from scene to scene with ease, and the author shows exceptional ability when it comes to storytelling. There are plenty of attention-grabbing moments in this page turner that will take the reader on a truly mesmerizing journey.
It’s one of those books that comes along occasionally that make you want to read it non-stop until you get to the end. I’m giving nothing further away here. And this, I hope, will only add to the mystery and enjoyment for the reader.
If this book is anything to go by, I’ll certainly be looking forward to reading more from Israel Shur in the future. I would definitely recommend this book and would love to see it adapted for the Silver Screen. I honestly think it would make a fantastic movie. A well-deserved five stars.
March 5, 2018
“Three Separations” by Israel Shur is a realistic romantic drama. Though the theme is clichéd but the way the author has executed the whole plot and story makes the book really enjoyable. One thing that I liked most about “Three Separations” is that it talks about realistic life and solutions rather than taking the authors to a ride of fantasy world. The characters are also realistic with their own flaws and positives. They know how to deal with life.
“Three Separations” is a very well written and executed book that has transformed a simple plot into a good book with a realistic approach towards life. The narration is good with detailed description. The language is simple and easy to comprehend.
I liked the ending of the story where Udi, the male protagonist, once again takes charge of his own life instead of drowning him in depression.
The cover of the book is beautiful though misleading. I could not find any relationship with the cover image and the story. The title is apt and gives a faint idea of the ending.
Overall, “Three Separations” is a good, realistic and enjoyable read. Recommended to readers who are looking to read a simple yet thought provoking book.
“Three Separations” is a very well written and executed book that has transformed a simple plot into a good book with a realistic approach towards life. The narration is good with detailed description. The language is simple and easy to comprehend.
I liked the ending of the story where Udi, the male protagonist, once again takes charge of his own life instead of drowning him in depression.
The cover of the book is beautiful though misleading. I could not find any relationship with the cover image and the story. The title is apt and gives a faint idea of the ending.
Overall, “Three Separations” is a good, realistic and enjoyable read. Recommended to readers who are looking to read a simple yet thought provoking book.
October 18, 2018
A man deals with mid-life crisis
When I got this book, I didn’t realize it was about an Israeli family. The clues are subtle. The story is universal. Udi is a successful married man with 3 children, who seemingly only finds fault in others. But his journey to self-love is inspiring. Some parts of this book could have been condensed, but overall, it’s a good story.
When I got this book, I didn’t realize it was about an Israeli family. The clues are subtle. The story is universal. Udi is a successful married man with 3 children, who seemingly only finds fault in others. But his journey to self-love is inspiring. Some parts of this book could have been condensed, but overall, it’s a good story.
April 17, 2018
Life is a process
I really enjoyed this book. It evolved the character of uti very deeply thru glimpses into his therapy sessions and conversations with friends and relatives. The ending was atypical and satisfying.
I really enjoyed this book. It evolved the character of uti very deeply thru glimpses into his therapy sessions and conversations with friends and relatives. The ending was atypical and satisfying.
June 15, 2018
Just could not get into this one. So I can not say if it was good or bad or just me. :-(
February 3, 2019
I found the book boring and hard to follow at times. I couldn't or wouldn't or both recommend it,
April 2, 2020
Interesting
This book follows the exploration of a man in his journey of self discovery. He is caught in the past, seeking a future and living in a fractured relationship.
This book follows the exploration of a man in his journey of self discovery. He is caught in the past, seeking a future and living in a fractured relationship.
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