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Safekeeping: A Novel, by Jessamyn Hope
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A dazzling debut novel about love, loss, and the courage it takes to start over.It’s 1994 and Adam, a drug addict from New York City, arrives at a kibbutz in Israel with a medieval sapphire brooch. To redress a past crime, he must give the priceless heirloom to a woman his grandfather loved when he was a Holocaust refugee on the kibbutz fifty years earlier. But first, he has to track this mystery woman down—a task that proves more complicated than expected.On the kibbutz Adam joins other lost souls: Ulya, the ambitious and beautiful Soviet émigrée; Farid, the lovelorn Palestinian farmhand; Claudette, the French Canadian Catholic with OCD; Ofir, the Israeli teenager wounded in a bus bombing; and Ziva, the old Socialist Zionist firebrand who founded the kibbutz. Driven together by love, hostility, hope, and fear, their fates become forever entangled as they each get one last shot at redemption.In the middle of that fateful summer glows the magnificent brooch with its perilous history spanning three continents and seven centuries. With insight and beauty, Safekeeping tackles that most human of questions: How can we expect to find meaning and happiness when we know that nothing lasts?
Safekeeping: A Novel, by Jessamyn Hope- Amazon Sales Rank: #342091 in Books
- Brand: Hope, Jessamyn
- Published on: 2015-06-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.90" h x 1.20" w x 6.10" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 371 pages
Review “Luminous, irreverent, and ambitious....Full of romance, tragedy, betrayal, and the constant reminder that chaos is a driving force in everyone’s story, Safekeeping is a wise and memorable debut by a novelist of great talent and originality.” — The Boston Globe“A book that is greater than the sum of its parts. A complex, beautiful story about the inheritance of Jewish history.” — The Globe and Mail"One of the most assured debut novels in years....It's a page-turner that satisfies all the cravings of escapist reading while meeting the real world head-on." — The Montreal Gazette“This beautiful story of loss and hope sweeps artfully through 600 years of Jewish resilience. With its richly drawn, believable characters and its great sensitivity, Hope’s novel is a striking debut.” — Booklist“When a debut novel comes along and dares just enough and hits the right notes, it deserves our attention.” — Tablet Magazine“This emotional journey will leave readers with aching hearts and deepened empathy for the waifs and strays of our world.” — Shelf Awareness (starred review)“An intricate tapestry of love and longing, failure and redemption. Not every character will be saved but readers will keep rooting for them.” — Library Journal"[Jessamyn Hope] may be a first-time author, but she’s already a master storyteller." — Baltimore Jewish TimesOne of The Boston Globe's "Suggested Summer Reads" for 2015.Included on BuzzFeed Books' "53 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down”Praise for Jessamyn Hope's Safekeeping:“A summer on a kibbutz; a disparate cast of characters torn by their own past lives and the inescapable burdens of history; a plot driven by a valuable gold brooch crafted by a master goldsmith in the Middle Ages: from these seemingly ordinary materials Jessamyn Hope has wrought something wonderful. I don’t mean simply that her plot is compelling, utterly lucid, and deeply resonant, which it is; or that her troubled characters are created with both deep compassion and clear-eyed skepticism, which they are; or even that she writes brilliantly, which she does. What’s most wonderful about Safekeeping is the author’s uncanny sense of how much of the world can be understood by keen attention to its smallest particulars, and how meaningfulness will multiply when you refuse to force upon the reader your own personal meanings. Like the exquisite gold brooch that shimmers emblematically at its center, Safekeeping seems to glow with a rich patina of timelessness, the sign of true art. Listen, do yourself a huge favor, read this book.” — Mark Dintenfass, author of Old World, New World and A Loving Place"There is no writer whose first novel I have awaited more eagerly than Jessamyn Hope, and Safekeeping surpasses my expectations. It's a brilliant and captivating novel about the past, the present, and the future, about love and legacy, and it is written with Hope's singular blend of intelligence, clarity, and grace. I am very happy it is finally here among us." — Peter Cameron, author of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You and Coral Glynn"This globetrotting, century-hopping novel is extraordinary. Fearless and tender, Jessamyn Hope holds in her hands both the sweep of history and the intricacies of the human heart. Lives shaped by larger forces must still be lived, and with desire and fear, strength and frailty, the characters in Safekeeping movingly struggle towards transformation. These are people and a story that will stick with me." — Caitlin Horrocks, author of This Is Not Your City"With a sharp eye and a masterful hand, Jessamyn Hope brings to life the complex world of one Israeli kibbutz—from the troubled young volunteers to the new immigrant Russians to its old embattled Socialist founders—during a single sweltering Middle Eastern summer. Rich in history, lavish in its portrayal of place, and fueled by an exciting tale about a jewel that must be restored to its rightful owner, Safekeeping is a terrifically absorbing read by a writer who knows what she’s talking about. I was hooked from the first page." — Joan Leegant, author of Wherever You Go and An Hour in Paradise“In Safekeeping, Jessamyn Hope explores the manifold contradictions of the people drawn to Israel as elegantly as the medieval jeweler who designed the heirloom brooch that dramatically catalyzes her plot. Both passionate and compassionate, the novel is a joy to read.” — Melvin Jules Bukiet, author of After: A Novel and editor of Nothing Makes You Free: Writings by Descendants of Jewish Holocaust Survivors"In Safekeeping, Jessamyn Hope introduces an extraordinary cast of characters and by way of their desires and secrets weaves an intricate and moving portrait of humanity. Hope is an enormously skillful storyteller, providing great suspense while also creating the daily patterns of these memorable lives." — Jill McCorkle, author of Life After Life and Going Away Shoes"I hadn't read very far into Jessamyn Hope's beautiful novel before I knew I was in the presence of a unique talent. Her voice is unlike anyone else's, and she knows these characters inside out and has made them come alive in these gorgeously written pages. Safekeeping is cause for celebration. I admired every word of it." — Steve Yarbrough, author of The Realm of Last Chances and Safe from the Neighbors
About the Author Safekeeping is Jessamyn Hope's debut novel. Her fiction and memoirs have appeared in Ploughshares, Five Points, Colorado Review, Descant, and PRISM international, among other literary magazines. Recent accolades include two Pushcart Prize honorable mentions, in 2015 and 2016, and selection for Best Canadian Essays 2015. She was the Susannah McCorkle Scholar in Fiction at the 2012 Sewanee Writers Conference and has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Originally from Montreal, Hope lived in Israel before moving to New York City. Learn more at jessamynhope.com.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Gripping, beautiful book that is at first hard to put down and in the end unforgettable By Micki Kam This novel, exquisitely written in parts and beautiful overall, tells a haunting, disturbing, moving story that roams across the sensually-drawn, intense landscape of an Israeli kibbutz and other corners emblematic of Jewish history. Its characters are so believably real that they linger in the reader's mind for days like actual flawed, vulnerable, sometimes enraging human beings. I have been unable to put some of these characters aside and "believe" they are not out there in the world, wishing I could continue to follow them in their lives, wishing them resilience, and hoping for their happiness. The novel may arouse debate, even passionate arguments, not only because of its depiction of complex historical-political realities, but also because of the actions and views of its characters, many of whom attempt to transcend the parameters drawn by the ideals and actions of their parents and grandparents. The book reverberates with heartbreaking questions about the young paying for, repairing, or remaining inescapably attached to the past, an attachment that is sometimes expressed in their efforts to extricate themselves from it and create for themselves an auto rebirth. It is a gripping, gorgeous, powerfully lingering tale and a very impressive debut.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Realistic and Thought-Provoking By Sharon Beverly I admit it; Amazon's summary of SAFEKEEPING is so intriguing that I ordered it. And happily, I'm glad I did. This is a story that drifts back into my mind days after I've finished reading it, as the outcome is thought-provoking and not what I expected.At first, the major characters seem hackneyed. There are the troubled, drug-addicted teen who makes his way to a kibbutz in Israel; the Soviet (pseudo Jewish) emigre, willing to live in Israel only long enough for a chance to get to America; the Holocaust survivor; the rabidly Socialist kibbutz founder; and the younger generation with a vastly different set of values. There is also a young Christian volunteer on the kibbutz, with psychiatric issues, attempting to find meaning in her life in a new setting.Author Jessamyn Hope creates a tightly interlocking story frame with her characters, coming from different places, only to build lives together on Kibbutz Sadot Hadar. Her strength as a writer is the ability to give unique voices to her characters. The reader's perspective changes with each one. Hope's plot evolves as the characters' own personal struggles emerge and as they interact with one another.Descriptions are kept to a minimum. Where she relies on them, they enrich the story and hold the reader's interest. The author lets dialogue tell the story and that drives the plot.This is not a happily-ever-after ending. If you must have one, this may not be the book for you. It deals with real life, real problems, and real issues.Motivations, outcomes, internal and external pressures for change, and redemption are still in my mind. A novel that tugs at my thoughts days later deserves to be read.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. "The road ended with the gate to the kibbutz." By Fairbanks Reader Adam is an alcoholic and drug addict who travels to an Israeli kibbutz looking for his grandfather's lost love. His grandfather Franz lived on kibbutz Sadot Hadar, Fields of Splendor, for a while in 1947. While there, he met Dagmar, the love of his life. Adam has a brooch that belonged to his grandfather that he wants to give to Dagmar per his grandfather's last wishes. This brooch has been in his family for centuries and dates back to medieval time. Legend has it that this brooch should be given only to one's great love.On the kibbutz, Adam tries to stay clean and sober. He meets an array of people, all eccentric and living on the kibbutz for different reasons. There is Claudette, a Canadian orphan with a terrible case of obsessive compulsive disorder. Ulya is an emigre from Belarus who is having an affair with an Arab fieldworker. Ofir is a young Israeli soldier who composes music and dreams of attending a school of music one day. However, his dreams are shattered when he is injured in a bus bombing. Ziva is the grand dame of the kibbutz who is one of its founding members. Despite having lived there at the same time as Adam's grandfather, she professes to never have met him. Most importantly, no one knows any Dagmar now and no one remembers Dagmar from the past.The history and politics of kibbutz life are interesting. Ziva's socialism and belief in the equality of all people goes against modern day beliefs and the slow crawl of capitalism into kibbutz life.As all these personalities come into contact with one another, an interesting story unfolds. The writing is good but there is a lot of repetition which is a pet peeve of mine. Do authors really think that readers can't remember things well? I especially liked the transitions in this novel. The author has a seamless way of changing eras and time with no awkwardness in the process. The characters are well-developed and unique. The ending disappointed me as it came out of nowhere and left things hanging.All in all, I found the book a page-turner and I enjoyed the reading experience. I look forward to Ms. Hope's future novels.
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