Max's Diamonds
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 099132742X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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We could not put this novel down." - Lawrence Kaplan and Carol Kaplan, co-authors, Between Ocean and City: The Transformation of Rockaway, New York . This is a story filled with secrets, lies, and an overwhelming sense of grief. It's a place worth stopping by again, as the rich characters combine with beautiful descriptions of settings and, at times, an almost lyrical prose . But above, it's a hugely entertaining novel. Max's Diamonds, an excellent new work of fiction by Jay Greenfield, traces the life of a man hiding his past and a traumatic childhood. Jay Greenfield has made a terrific debut." - Leonard Cassuto, author, Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Stories "A terrific read, fast-paced and dar
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Darya Elle said Exactly the kind of book I love. Max’s Diamonds is the story of Paul Hartman, the close relative of Holocaust victims—and survivors. Thanks to Paul’s now-deceased, farsighted father, Paul grew up in Far Rockaway, New York (the novel opens in 19Exactly the kind of book I love Darya Elle Max’s Diamonds is the story of Paul Hartman, the close relative of Holocaust victims—and survivors. Thanks to Paul’s now-deceased, farsighted father, Paul grew up in Far Rockaway, New York (the novel opens in 1947), but although Paul escaped the Nazis, he can’t escape their legacy. For Paul, his Cousin Max’s diamonds are that legacy.Intelligent and tightly-plotted, Max’s Diamonds, in telling Paul’s s. 7), but although Paul escaped the Nazis, he can’t escape their legacy. For Paul, his Cousin Max’s diamonds are that legacy.Intelligent and tightly-plotted, Max’s Diamonds, in telling Paul’s s. Try It, You'll Like It An Amazon Customer May 31. Format Kindle This gripping page turner, about the devastating, life altering effects of the Holocaust upon a sensitive Jewish American boy, succeeds because of Jay Greenfield's deeply felt sense of ethics and morality. It's about who we are and should be as human beings, personal conscience and guilt for wrongs in society, ambition, revenge, the power of music, and the significance of Judaism for Jews. The novel pulses with a plea for meaning and connect. Michael Malina said it is a damned good page turner. This well structured and eminently readable novel delves into the meaning of self-imposed guilt by a young man who has (at least at first) nothing to feel guilty about. Greenfield's take on the Holocaust is unusual -- indeed unique in my opinion -- in that it focuses more on the effect of the Nazi genocide (and its perpetrators as well as victims) on people who did not experience it themselves but nonetheless feel affected. The story also re
Jewish Studies. Paul Hartman, coming of age in postwar Rockaway, grows up haunted by the specter of his cousin Max, an Auschwitz survivor, and Max's mysterious cache of diamonds, which fund Paul's Harvard Law education and even sparkle in his fiancée's engagement ring. A stunning decades-spanning debut novel, about a man forced to confront his moral culpability, the legacy of impossible loss, and the claims of his Jewish identity. When a stranger from his past confronts him with an impossible demand, one that could destroy his law career, his marriage and his sense of self, Paul must make choices that will change his fate forever.. Fiction