{"product_id":"book-of-esther-paperback","title":"Book of Esther - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther David\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story begins on the Konkan coast in the nineteenth century, when Bathseba, a woman of great moral courage, steers her family through the odds in the absence of her husband. The family distinguishes itself when her great-grandson David earns renown as a doctor in Ahmedabad. Displaying a remarkably different kind of empathy, his exuberant son Joshua raises lions, panthers and crocodiles as pets, and later founds a zoo. Things come full circle when Joshua's daughter Esther embarks on a journey to Israel in search of her roots, amidst the confusion of a failed marriage and the turmoil in her place of birth, Ahmedabad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly blending storytelling, history and memoir, \u003ci\u003eBook of Esther\u003c\/i\u003e shines fresh light on the Jewish experience in India and becomes an affecting tale about love, home and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsther David writes about Jewish life in India and personally illustrates her books. She is the author of the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Walled City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBook of Rachel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan with Enormous Wings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAhmedabad: City with a Past\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She has also written a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eBy the Sabarmati\u003c\/i\u003e, a children's book, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-authored \u003ci\u003eIndia's Jewish Heritage: Ritual, Art and Life-cycle\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have been translated into several languages, including French, Gujarati and Marathi. Her work is included in the library of modern Jewish literature, Syracuse University Press, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsther received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English Literature in 2010 and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Research Award, USA, for documenting the Bene Israel Jews of Gujarat and the study of Indo-Jewish cuisine. The French translation of \u003ci\u003eBook of Rachel\u003c\/i\u003e received the Prix Eugénie Brazier. Esther belongs to the Bene Israel Jewish community of Ahmedabad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.43 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459811033266,"sku":"9780143444541","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6pwyYeAsp_9780143444541.webp?v=1782993433","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/book-of-esther-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}