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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
New Israeli Novel Takes Readers Back in Time for an Amazing Biblical Journey
For more information and to schedule an interview, please contact:
Barry Elad
310.591.7599
barry@voiceonair.com
August 1, 2006 --- It's based on only a few lines from the Bible, but the new biblical novel THE SONG OF HANNAH offers readers a 288-page tale of love, jealousy, revenge and redemption.
The book, by Eva Etzioni-Halevy and published by Plume (a Division of Penguin), has recently hit U.S. bookshelves.
Its intriguing plot follows the lives of Hannah and Pninah. Once close childhood friends, they are now rivals, as they compete for the attention of their husband Elkanah. The two women must learn to live together while sharing not only the love of their husband, but that of Hannah's son Samuel, who is destined to become one of the first great prophets of the Jewish people.
The novel is based on the biblical story that is read as a "Haftorah" on the first day of the Jewish New Year. A Haftorah is a text selected from the books of Nevi'im ("The Prophets") that is read publicly in the synagogue after the reading of the Torah.
"This haftorah emphasizes the importance and the power of prayer," says the author. Hannah is in despair as a barren woman. She prays at the Temple for a son, and her petition is granted. She later prays at the Temple again, this time reciting a hymn of gratitude, the famous Song of Hannah, for which the novel is named.
Etzioni-Halevy believes THE SONG OF HANNAH would be a great gift for the high holidays and in general because it's entertaining but is also a celebration of faith. "Although it includes a passionate love story, it is really a deeply religious novel, as it leads us back to the roots of the Judeo/Christian tradition, to the struggle and victory of monotheism, which is the root of Western culture."
Eva adds that she's excited about the wide audience her novel has the potential of reaching, and by the fact that it has already elicited widespread interest among Jews and non-Jews alike, and not only among those with an affinity to the scriptures.
THE SONG OF HANNAH is available through bookstores and can also be ordered online at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and at the author's website: http://evaetzionihalevy.com.
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Barry Elad
310.591.7599
barry@voiceonair.com
August 1, 2006 --- It's based on only a few lines from the Bible, but the new biblical novel THE SONG OF HANNAH offers readers a 288-page tale of love, jealousy, revenge and redemption.
The book, by Eva Etzioni-Halevy and published by Plume (a Division of Penguin), has recently hit U.S. bookshelves.
Its intriguing plot follows the lives of Hannah and Pninah. Once close childhood friends, they are now rivals, as they compete for the attention of their husband Elkanah. The two women must learn to live together while sharing not only the love of their husband, but that of Hannah's son Samuel, who is destined to become one of the first great prophets of the Jewish people.
The novel is based on the biblical story that is read as a "Haftorah" on the first day of the Jewish New Year. A Haftorah is a text selected from the books of Nevi'im ("The Prophets") that is read publicly in the synagogue after the reading of the Torah.
"This haftorah emphasizes the importance and the power of prayer," says the author. Hannah is in despair as a barren woman. She prays at the Temple for a son, and her petition is granted. She later prays at the Temple again, this time reciting a hymn of gratitude, the famous Song of Hannah, for which the novel is named.
Etzioni-Halevy believes THE SONG OF HANNAH would be a great gift for the high holidays and in general because it's entertaining but is also a celebration of faith. "Although it includes a passionate love story, it is really a deeply religious novel, as it leads us back to the roots of the Judeo/Christian tradition, to the struggle and victory of monotheism, which is the root of Western culture."
Eva adds that she's excited about the wide audience her novel has the potential of reaching, and by the fact that it has already elicited widespread interest among Jews and non-Jews alike, and not only among those with an affinity to the scriptures.
THE SONG OF HANNAH is available through bookstores and can also be ordered online at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and at the author's website: http://evaetzionihalevy.com.
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