Homesick

Reviews / Votes

A compelling novel which I never wanted to end * Independent * A moving, memorably human tale of love, history and belonging * Daily Mail * The novel's heartfelt bass note is the beauty and difficulty of human relationships, evoked with sympathy and an ear for the nuances of different voices which is as playful as it is precise * Times Literary Supplement * A warm, wise and sophisticated novel -- Amos Oz A brave and and moving novel... prepare to be engrossed * Sunday Telegraph * Eshkol Nevo, grandson of Levi Eshkol, was hailed as a promising new writer with the publication of his short-story collection, B&B in Givatayim. Three years on, the critics are patting themselves on the back and saying, "I told you so." Thirty-three year-old Nevo's first full-length novel is a deeply human book, suffused with desire and melacholy. * Jerusalem Post * The alternating perspectives in this novel provide a key to understanding the discrepancies in Israel, between European and Oriental culture, religious and secular perspectives, Jews and Arabs. At the same time, Nevo tells us with great sensitivity about feelings and relationships between man and woman, parents and children, between entire peoples. * Die Welt * Playful and painful account, delicately translated...puts the personal before the political every time. -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent, *