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Drawing In the Dust Kindle Edition

by Zoe Klein (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 133 ratings
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UNFORGETTABLE DEBUT NOVEL IS A RICHLY EVOCATIVE AND BOUNDLESS LOVE STORY THAT REVERBERATES FROM BIBLICAL TIMES TO THE MODERN WORLD.

Brilliant archaeologist Page Brookstone has toiled at Israel’s storied battlegrounds of Megiddo for twelve years, yet none of the ancient remnants she has unearthed deliver the life-altering message she craves. Which is why she risks her professional reputation when a young Arab couple begs her to excavate beneath their home. Ibrahim and Naima Barakat claim the spirits of two lovers overwhelm everyone who enters with love and desire. As Page digs, she makes a miraculous discovery—the bones of the deeply troubled prophet Jeremiah locked in an eternal embrace with a mysterious woman. Buried with the entwined skeletons is a collection of scrolls that challenge centuries-old interpretations of the prophet’s story and create a worldwide fervor.

Caught in a forbidden romance of her own, and under siege from religious zealots and relentless critics, Page endangers her life to share the lovers’ story with the world. But in doing so, she discovers she must let go of her own painful past. Called a “zesty debut” by Kirkus Reviews, Zoë Klein’s historically rich novel is a lyrical and unexpected journey as poignant and thought-provoking as the beloved bestsellers The Red Tent and People of the Book.
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Insight into the world of biblical excavation in Israel raises Rabbi Klein's debut novel from a Jewish Da Vinci Code to an emotionally rich story of personal and historical discovery. After a dozen years digging in Megiddo, American archeologist Page Brookstone longs for something new. When an Arab couple propose that Page investigate the haunted ruins under their home, she ignores colleagues' misgivings and heads to Anatot, just outside Jerusalem. There, the couple, along with Page and her team, uncover murals, artifacts and remains suggesting they have come upon the grave of the prophet Jeremiah, buried with the woman he loved, Anatiya, who also has left a manuscript that parallels the Book of Jeremiah. The discovery ignites an international uproar and violent attacks while Page, affected by the ancient spirits, is attracted to Orthodox Israeli Mortichai Master, despite his connections to an organization opposing her efforts. Rabbi Klein's most vivid passages depict the meditative tedium of digging, the exultation of discovery and the intricate processes of authentication and preservation, while love stories past and present—and a balanced, compassionate view of both Israeli and Arab traditions—add to the book's pleasures. (July)
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"Drawing in the Dust is original in every sense of the word: creative, innovative, novel. It is an archaeological adventure that resurrects buried romance. With feeling intellect, the author reveals the secret of the heart." -- Rabbi Harold Schulweis, Author of Conscience: The Duty to Obey and the Duty to Disobey

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002E58OJ8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books; 1st edition (June 30, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 797 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 369 pages
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Rabbi Zoë Klein Miles serves Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles, California, where she brings her unique blend of innovation, tradition, creativity, and wisdom. She pursued the rabbinate out of a passion for ancient texts, mythology, liturgy, and poetry. Rabbi Klein Miles’ most recent book is the collection of short stories Candle, Feather, Wooden Spoon (CCAR Press, 2023) about which Kirkus Reviews wrote, “Klein presents a collection of original Jewish parables for all ages, told in the tradition of rabbinic legends and folktales. ... Lovely and entertaining folklore and parables that can proudly stand beside others in their tradition.” She is also the author of the novel Drawing in the Dust (Gallery Books, 2009) of which Publishers Weekly wrote, “Insight into the world of biblical excavation in Israel raises Rabbi Klein's debut novel from a Jewish Da Vinci Code to an emotionally rich story of personal and historical discovery.” Drawing in the Dust has been published in five countries. Rabbi Klein Miles’ other books include the children’s story The Goblins of Knottingham: A History of Challah (Apples & Honey, 2017) and The Scroll of Anatiya (Wipf and Stock, 2009). Rabbi Klein Miles’s writing is included in The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, Teen Texts, Holy Ground: A Gathering of Voices on Caring for Creation, The Sacred Exchange: Creating a Jewish Money Ethic, and more. Her poems and prayers are used in houses of prayer around the world.

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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars There's more than one way to draw in the dust!
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021
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Drawing in the Dust was enjoyable and engaging on several levels. I loved the array of characters of different religious practices and viewpoints. Each brought a different perspective to the events in the story. I love reading about Israel and the people and customs. It was interesting to have academic , international and philosophic discussions and points of view as well as the perspectives of religious Israelis and Arab Israelis. Most important, the characters and their individual needs and obstacles kept me reading to find out what happened to each person.
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Sue from IL
3.0 out of 5 stars Drawing in the Dust, just OK.
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2013
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I won’t go into a full review of the book, I feel others before me have done an adequate job with their reviews. I will give my opinion on what I thought about the book. I gave it a 3. I thought for a first time write, it was ok. The turn-offs on this book for me were the over use of descriptive thoughts, so much so that I sometimes asked myself, wow, where did that come from? The over use of similes and, the part where she climbs into the coffin with the skeleton was definitely ridiculous. I thought the main storyline, the historical and archeological parts were good, interesting. Don’t think I could recommend this to anyone else as a must read.
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Calbarb
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2014
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The poetry was beautiful and it was very easy to believe this was a true story from the bible. The characters were created with a lot of feeling, and the living characters had a lot of depth to them. It was beautifully told and captured the feelings of biblical times as well as issues that are present today.
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Biblical love story
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2017
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For me the book had the right balance of Biblical history and good old romance. Loved how all the characters were woven together with a sense of warm heartedness, yet there was always that sense of realism given today's problems in Israel. Sometimes, the story line seemed a little contrived between the two main characters, but I enjoyed the book immensely, there are many twists and turns that include some fun characters and some not so fun characters.
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Rowan
5.0 out of 5 stars A love story. One modern, one twenty-five hundred, old.
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017
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Page, a beautiful woman in her thirties, an archeologist of some renown, moves beyond her comfort zone, her safe, respected, career at a dig in Israel when she is approached by an Arab couple who ask for her help. They're home is in habited by two lovers, their presence and influence is felt by all who enter. At the risk of losing her reputation and becoming a joke in her profession she feels drawn to look into it. So she enters a world of passion, history and religious intrigue. The world of Anatiya who was buried with her beloved twenty-five hundred years ago.
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Sheila Pruzansky
5.0 out of 5 stars Sheila
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2013
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This is a fabulous story. Written well and is enjoyable to read . It is an archeology story with themes that relate to today,s world . I highly recommended this book. Sheila
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Samantha
3.0 out of 5 stars Archeology
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2012
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The story line was excellent but the similes were too much. Write poetry or write a novel. The inserts of The Scroll of Anatiya detracted from the book. Most of the people in my book club skipped reading these inserts. Zoe Klein wrote a book re the Scrolls. It should have stayed there
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Eugene Loopesko
4.0 out of 5 stars Dust this one off!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2013
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I enjoyed this fantasy about archaeology and archaeologists. However this book should be read as a fantasy and not necessarily related to reality. The author is a rabbi and writes with I would regard as a rabbinical bias; not necessarily pejorative but helps understand some of the seeming conflicts. The love story, which is one of the key parts of the story is a bit incredulous but fits nicely if one regards the book as a fantasy. The book makes a fairly good page turner!!
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