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 · Eternal Life. Dara Horn. W.W. Norton Company. , pp, $ My mother-in-law seemed to have inexhaustible energy, raising eight children while she was a partner in her husband’s Chicago bookstore, but she died tragically before her 50th birthday. One Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.  · From ancient religion to the scientific frontier, Dara Horn pits our efforts to make life last against the deeper challenge of making life worth living. Related collections and offers. Product Details. About the www.doorway.ru: Norton, W. W. Company, Inc.  · In her fifth novel “ Eternal Life,” Dara Horn introduces us to Rachel, a mother and grandmother with quite a story to tell—Rachel is 2, years old and cannot die. In this beautifully written story of love, family, regret and resilience, we follow Rachel and learn with her about the nature of life and death, the power of family and community and the struggles of living through the breadth of two .

Book Review: Eternal Life. It's hard to think of an author who more skillfully blends secular and religious themes than Dara Horn. Since the publication of her first novel, In the Image, she has emerged as one of the most important Jewish literary voices of the 21st century. Dara Horn W. W. Norton () Hardcover $ Dara Horn explores the logical extremes of parental love, and the pitfalls of eternity, in her captivating new novel, Eternal Life. Rachel, the daughter of a scribe, made a deal in the shadow of the Temple: her son's life would be preserved; in exchange, she would sacrifice her right to die. ETERNAL LIFE By Dara Horn pp. W.W. Norton Company. $ Classical mythology brings us the tale of the Sibyl of Cumae, a prophetess who bargains with Apollo for endless life, and.

Mark O. (Wenatchee, WA) A contender for your short shelf. If you are a collector of wonderful sentences you might want to read Eternal Life, by Dara Horn, with a highlighter or notebook in hand. Much of the book is an immersion -- sights, sounds, smells, textures -- in first-century Jewish communities. ETERNAL LIFE. by Dara Horn ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 3, A fresh exploration of memory and the future from the award-winning author of A Guide for the Perplexed (, etc.). The idea that life derives its meaning from death is hardly new, but Horn manages to turn this commonplace notion into a powerful—and occasionally playful—exploration of what it is to be mortal. Eternal Life, by Dara Horn, Jan. Horn’s latest novel, Eternal Life, follows Rachel, daughter of Azaria, through more 2, years of her many lives. Teenage Rachel and her true love, Elazar make a sacred vow to save the life of their first born son, Yochaman, and in doing so, sacrifice their own death for him.