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Author: Rick Held
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.442kg
ISBN: 9780733641664
ISBN 10: 0733641660
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 April 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This is a compelling historical drama that presents a moving tale of struggle, regret and forbidden love in the most devastating of circumstances. Held does an excellent job portraying the grim events that befall the town of Czernowitz and also sets the story around a complex protagonist in Tholdi. No hero, he is a young man forced to make difficult decisions to survive. An impressive and emotional debut novel, it comes highly recommended.--ACT [PRINT] Canberra Weekly [AUDIENCE: 43,319 ASR: AUD 492] 'A moving debut.' [AUDIENCE: 211,855 ASR: AUD 31,335]--New Idea 'A powerful debut that plays with both fiction and memoir.' [AUDIENCE: 27,698 ASR: AUD 4,754]--Law Society of NSW Journal Beautifully written, enthralling tale.--NSW [PRINT] The Daily Telegraph [AUDIENCE: 221,641 ASR: AUD 8,038] Great debut--VIC [PRINT] The Weekend Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 306,571 ASR: AUD 92,825] Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem is beautifully written and meticulously researched. I highly recommend it to readers who enjoy historical fiction--[ONLINE] Better Reading Review--QLD [PRINT] Courier Mail [AUDIENCE: 166,502 ASR: AUD 7,002] Review--SA [PRINT] Adelaide Advertiser [AUDIENCE: 149,005 ASR: AUD 4,309] The style is straightforward and racy, the plot a complex one that forces the reader to consider what various moral dilemmas might look like to people in fear for their lives.--VIC [PRINT] The Saturday Age [AUDIENCE: 241,029 ASR: AUD 13,844] This book was wonderful.--[ONLINE] Gem's Book Nook This is a novel of convincing historical imagining. Enjoyment or entertainment are not words that fit stories about the Holocaust. A better, fairer word is interest and this book does not lack it.--VIC [PRINT] Weekly Times [AUDIENCE: 50,808 ASR: AUD 1,630]
Author Information
Rick Held studied creative writing at Victoria University before taking up a position at Crawford Productions, then Australia's premier producer of television drama. He has since had a long career as a TV screenwriter and editor, working on numerous series including the critically acclaimed A Place to Call Home and the popular family drama Packed to the Rafters. Since 1997 he has been based in Sydney. Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem, inspired by his father's wartime memoir, is his first novel.
