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Chaim Potok
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Chaim Potok

The Promise

Paperback (Ballantine Books Sept. 10, 1997) , 1st Ballantine Books Trade Pbk. Ed edition
"A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly."THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERYoung Reuven Malter is unsure of himself and his place in life. An unconventional scholar, he struggles for recognition from his teachers. With his old friend Danny Saunders--who himself had abandoned the legacy as the chosen heir to his father's rabbinical dynasty for the uncertain life of a healer--Reuvan battles to save a sensitive boy imprisoned by his genius and rage. Painfully, triumphantly, Reuven's understanding of himself, though the boy change, as he starts to aproach the peace he has long sought....From the Paperback edition.
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/ 9780449001165
Pages
384
Weight
11.5 oz.
Dimensions
5.1 x 0.8 in.

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