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I found this book to be a fascinating portrayal of the Industrial Age in England and the emergence of the Zionist movement. A thought-provoking novel that provides a clear insight into an unusual era.
I'm super fascinated by the world this book is situated in ... it feels very current to its Victorian times ... maybe not quite ripped from the headlines, but more in terms of the type of political and social debates that gripped people of that era. I felt out of my element though ... so many references to philosophies and strains of thought that I don't have a grounding in. Eliot is brilliant and cerebral -- maybe not as natural of a storyteller, perhaps, but still able to tell her stories in a
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