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".... [Landsman] picks up the shot glass that he is currently dating, a souvenir of the World's Fair of 1977.... He lifts the glass and toasts the thirty years gone since the Sitka World's Fair. A pinnacle of Jewish civilization in the north, people say, and who is he to argue? Meyer Landsman was fourteen that summer, and just discovering the glories of Jewish women, for whom 1977 must have been some kind of a pinnacle.... He drains the glass....
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This book is an alternate history book about what happens after Israel fails and the Jews are given safe haven in Sitka, Alaska. Soon, the land ownership will revert back to Alaska's ownership leaving the Jews in limbo. I gave this book 100 pages, but I just could not get into it. I might have enjoyed it more if I knew more about the actual history.
My book club will be discussing this book at our meeting on Thursday, February 2 at 7pm EST at the Athens-Clarke County Library in Athens, GA. Please ...more
My book club will be discussing this book at our meeting on Thursday, February 2 at 7pm EST at the Athens-Clarke County Library in Athens, GA. Please ...more
Jan 28, 2023
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This is an alternate history detective story. I listened to the audiobook and while I enjoyed the presentation I think I missed some of the story as I wasn't always sure what was going on.
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