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I was enchanted by The Debt of Tamar. This lyrical tale of lovers lost and found across the centuries had me hooked to the last page. Nicole Dweck is a natural storyteller. (Amanda Hodgkinson, New York Times bestselling author of 22 Britannia Road)
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Bestselling author Nicole Dweck brings to life one of history's greatest yet overlooked stories of love and resilience.
In 2002, thirty-two-year-old Selim Osman, the last descendant of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, flees Istanbul for New York. In a twist of fate he meets Hannah, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and an artist striving to understand a father she barely knows. Unaware the connection they share goes back centuries, the two feel an immediate pull to one another. But as their story intertwines with that of their ancestors, the heroic but ultimately tragic decision that bound two families centuries ago ripples into the future, threatening to tear Hannah and Selim apart.
From a 16th-century harem to a seaside village in the Holy Land, from Nazi-occupied Paris to modern-day Manhattan, Nicole Dweck's The Debt of Tamar weaves a spellbinding tapestry of love, history, and fate that will enchant readers from the very first page.
I was enchanted by The Debt of Tamar. This lyrical tale of lovers lost and found across the centuries had me hooked to the last page. Nicole Dweck is a natural storyteller. (Amanda Hodgkinson, New York Times bestselling author of 22 Britannia Road)
A promising literary debut that entertains as well as informs. History, this book reminds us, is often more stunning and implausible than fiction itself. (Gina B. Nahai, bestselling author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith)
A remarkable debut novel. Nicole Dweck skillfully weaves tales of love, sacrifice, and faith, all threaded into a compelling tapestry. The Debt of Tamar is an evocative and memorable look into the resiliency of the human spirit. (Susan Meissner, author of A Fall of Marigolds)
The Debt of Tamar is an extraordinary book, at once a picaresque saga and a moral tale of reclamation. From its early chapters in 16th-century Iberia, it travels to Istanbul, Israel, and then New York, linking old worlds and new in ways that are astounding, yet believable. Nicole Dweck has a keen eye for human foibles and deep human strengths. But more than anything else, a sense of honor pervades this novel. This, and a deft authorial hand, whirl us through the centuries and into the present - and a wise, transcendent, and satisfying conclusion. (Sonia Taitz, author of The Watchmaker's Daughter and Down Under)
A talented writer, Dweck expertly takes the reader on a compelling journey through intertwining tales of love denied for five centuries. (Maggie Anton, author of Jewish Book Award Finalist Rav Hisda's Daughter and the Rashi Daughters trilogy)
Dweck's beguiling storytelling takes us on a magic carpet ride that whooshes across continents and over centuries. (Janice Steinberg, author of Tin Horse)
A lush novel spanning generations and eras, The Debt of Tamar is ambitious and beautifully crafted. Dweck proves herself a capable and truly talented writer, piecing together luminous moments of prose that will blossom under her audience's eyes. (Literary Inklings)
Dweck's novel is dizzyingly good. You will get swept up in it, meaning to read a couple of chapters and instead reading for hours. (Read Lately)
A rich blend of historical and contemporary fiction.... Dweck brings to life a poignant story of love lost and debts repaid. (Indie Reader)