Dropped from Heaven
| Author | : Sophie Judah |
| Publisher | : Random House Digital, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105123282886 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dropped from Heaven by : Sophie Judah
Download or read book Dropped from Heaven written by Sophie Judah and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19 stories in Judah's debut explore the little known Jewish community of Bene Israel in India over the course of more than a century. Though Judah touches on a wide array of topics in these vignette-like stories of life in the fictional town of Jwalangart̮he fusion of Jewish and Indian (both Hindi and Muslim) customs, the India-Pakistan partition, the birth of Israelt̮he most prevalent theme is the underappreciated strength and wisdom of the community's women.
