| "One
of the most poignant and inspired novels..."
Elie Wiesel
"This is not just a book for Jews and women, it is a
multi-cultural adventure. Strong and provocative and illuminating, it is told
in a unique new voice." Joni Mitchell
"Sulha attempts to reconcile
ancient conflicts, the living and the dead,
forgetting and forgiving, within the compassion
and frailties of its characters. It is a
large-hearted book." Anne Michaels
"Crucial human questions, passionately addressed, and
answered in a spirit of humility, which honours their grave complexities. I
rejoice in Marom's achievement." Leonard Cohen
"Sulha
is a splendid hymn to love, dignity, honor and duty.
The riveting tale unfolds in...what will surely
become one of the surprise hits of this literary
season."
Globe
and Mail
"No
other novel this year has the range and scope of
Sulha… This majestic novel follows the painful
progress towards various reconciliations - with
country, with self, with memory, the past, and
the future… It is exceedingly difficult to
understand this as a first novel. There is
simply too much going on too well, too many
layers of history and myth clashing and
cohabiting to magnificent effect."
University of Toronto Quarterly
"“Marom has created something much more
powerful and daring than yet another war novel.
She has created an original and unforgettable
novel of peace. Malka Marom's first novel
is a monumental work that covers 2000 years of
war and bigotry in the Middle East...
Ultimately, Marom has created something more
powerful and daring than yet another war novel.
She has created an original and unforgettable
novel of peace.”
Vancouver Courier
“Rare
in the avalanche of books on the Middle East, most
of which take a stand, "Sulha" gives every side its
say in the infinitely complex situation.”
Jerusalem Post
“To
read Sulha's 566 pages is to undertake a long,
intense journey that pushes us to see the world
through different eyes.”
Quill & Quire
“I can
think of only three contemporary novels that have
affected me so much and while comparisons are
invidious I can't help comparing the effect of 'Sulha'
on me to the effect I felt after reading 'the Tin
Drum', 'The World According to Garp' and Timothy
Findley's 'Famous Last Words'.”
CBC
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