The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem

The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
Sarit Yishai-Levi
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 384pg
1 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781800750197
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A No. 1 international bestseller, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a dazzling novel of mothers and daughters, stories told and untold, and the ties that bind four generations of women. Gabriela' s mother Luna is the most beautiful woman in all of Jerusalem, though her famed beauty and charm seem to be reserved for everyone but her daughter. Ever since Gabriela can remember, she and Luna have struggled to connect. But when tragedy strikes, Gabriela senses there' s more to her mother than painted nails and lips. Desperate to understand their relationship, Gabriela pieces together the stories of her family' s previous generations - from Great-Grandmother Mercada the renowned healer, to Grandma Rosa who cleaned houses for the English, to Luna who had the nicest legs in Jerusalem. But Gabriela must face a past and present far more complex than she ever imagined. Spanning decades, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem follows generations of unforgettable women as they forge their own paths through times of dramatic change, and paints a dazzling portrait of a family and a young nation as they struggle to find their way even as others try to carve it out for them.
' Fans of Gabriel Garcia Marquez will find much to love in The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. The narrative islush and rife with scandalous secrets of a passionately opinionated family' - Jewish Journal' Compelling and satisfying' - B. A. Shapiro' Paints a vivid picture of the traditions, folklore and language of Jerusalem' s very significant Sephardic community' - Jewish Weekly
Sarit Yishai-Levi is a renowned Israeli journalist, notable for being the first Israeli to interview Yasser Arafat. She is the author of four non-fiction books and her debut novel, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, was a #1 bestseller and won the Publishers Association' s Gold and Platinum Prizes and the Steimatzky Prize for bestselling book of the year in Israel. She lives in Tel Aviv.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781800750197
Published: 1 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Swift Press
Publisher: Swift Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 384

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