Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem

Rick Held

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Hachette Australia
28 April 2020

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Second World War fiction; The Holocaust; Australian Fiction

The hero of this book was not a saint, nor even a tzadik - the nearest Jewish equivalent - but he was a hero. Someone who risked his own life to make a difference to the life of another. Were his motives selfless? No. He was after all flesh and blood. A man. And a very young one. But life is not black and white. Heroes are not without their flaws. This is his story.

Tholdi is a romantic. A musical prodigy whose brilliant future is extinguished when the horror unfolding across Europe arrives at his door.

One day he's captivated by the beautiful, mysterious Lyuba who he meets on his sixteenth birthday; the next he wakes to the terrors of war as the Nazi-allied Romanians attack his town of Czernowitz.

A ghetto is built to imprison the town's Jews before herding them onto trains bound for the concentration camps of Transnistria.

With each passing day, Tholdi and his parents await their turn. And then Fate intervenes, giving them all a reprieve.

At the weaving mill Tholdi secures work that spares him. He is elated. Until he discovers the two brothers who run the mill are Nazi collaborators hiding a terrible secret: the threat of transportation remains. When Tholdi sees one of the brothers with Lyuba, he glimpses a way to save himself and his family. But the stakes of his gamble are high. Will Lyuba be the key to their survival, or will Tholdi's infatuation with her become a dangerous obsession that guarantees their death?

NIGHT LESSONS IN LITTLE JERUSALEM is an unforgettable debut novel of war, family and love.

By: Rick Held
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Digital original
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 442g
ISBN: 9780733641664
ISBN 10: 0733641660
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rick Held has over thirty years' experience as a television screenwriter and editor. His credits include the internationally acclaimed period drama A PLACE TO CALL HOME and the popular family drama PACKED TO THE RAFTERS. NIGHT LESSONS IN LITTLE JERUSALEM, a deeply personal WWII story inspired by his father's memoirs, is his first novel.

Reviews for Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem

This is a compelling historical drama that presents a moving tale of struggle, regret and forbidden love in the most devastating of circumstances. Held does an excellent job portraying the grim events that befall the town of Czernowitz and also sets the story around a complex protagonist in Tholdi. No hero, he is a young man forced to make difficult decisions to survive. An impressive and emotional debut novel, it comes highly recommended.--ACT [PRINT] Canberra Weekly [AUDIENCE: 43,319 ASR: AUD 492] 'A moving debut.' [AUDIENCE: 211,855 ASR: AUD 31,335]--New Idea 'A powerful debut that plays with both fiction and memoir.' [AUDIENCE: 27,698 ASR: AUD 4,754]--Law Society of NSW Journal Beautifully written, enthralling tale.--NSW [PRINT] The Daily Telegraph [AUDIENCE: 221,641 ASR: AUD 8,038] Great debut--VIC [PRINT] The Weekend Herald Sun [AUDIENCE: 306,571 ASR: AUD 92,825] Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem is beautifully written and meticulously researched. I highly recommend it to readers who enjoy historical fiction--[ONLINE] Better Reading Review--QLD [PRINT] Courier Mail [AUDIENCE: 166,502 ASR: AUD 7,002] Review--SA [PRINT] Adelaide Advertiser [AUDIENCE: 149,005 ASR: AUD 4,309] The style is straightforward and racy, the plot a complex one that forces the reader to consider what various moral dilemmas might look like to people in fear for their lives.--VIC [PRINT] The Saturday Age [AUDIENCE: 241,029 ASR: AUD 13,844] This book was wonderful.--[ONLINE] Gem's Book Nook This is a novel of convincing historical imagining. Enjoyment or entertainment are not words that fit stories about the Holocaust. A better, fairer word is interest and this book does not lack it.--VIC [PRINT] Weekly Times [AUDIENCE: 50,808 ASR: AUD 1,630]