A Way Through The Sea
Robert Elmer
In 1943, when the Germans plan to send all Danish Jews to prison camps, Peter and Elise, eleven-year-old twins, face danger trying to help their Jewish friend Henrik escape to Sweden.
Read Time: ~5 hr
Ancient Jewish novels
by edited and translated by Lawrence M. Wills (2002)
About this book
This volume brings together in translation all the ancient Jewish novels and fragments of novels. Included are texts from the Old Testament Apocrypha, several historical novels, and selections from the Testaments of the 12 Patriarchs.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreAncient Jewish novels Lead Character
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