To the End of the Land
David Grossman
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
3.94
· 18 ratings · 674 pages · Published: 01 Apr 2008
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
Just before his release from service in the Israeli army, Ora’s son Ofer is sent back to the front for a major offensive. In a fit of preemptive grief and magical thinking, so that no bad news can reach her, Ora sets out on an epic hike in the Galilee. She is joined by an unlikely companion—Avram, a former friend and lover with a troubled past—and as they sleep out in the hills, Ora begins to conjure her son. Ofer’s story, as told by Ora, becomes a surprising balm both for her and for Avram—and a mother’s powerful meditation on war and family.
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