Safekeeping

The past and present are blended here as with so many novels I've read in recent years . The center of the story seems to be an heirloom brooch passed down through centuries, but for me it was not really about the brooch but the people whose lives were touched by it . A kibbutz in 1994 Israel is the......more

A Five Star Read - Simply precious! This was the selection for the Jewish Book Club, of which I appear to be the sole monthly reading member. It looked great, so I thought try again. Plus my friend from Westchester was also reading it, and she wrote me to tell me that she loved it and thought I woul......more

This novel is complex and moving. It's not a fluff piece, it's not infantilizing young adult fiction, but rather a real novel for adult readers. It does not play literary games but is told through clean, simple writing. I laughed, I cried, I rooted for characters in spite of disliking them. I gained......more

DNF. I think that because I am Israeli, and this book is written about Israel for non-Israelis, it is not for me. Also, I did not find myself interested in the plot. I've read too many of these stories, I guess - an old man or woman leaving the protagonist something that would make them have to rese......more

For some reason I didn't think I would like this book as much as I did; I have strong opinions on unreliable narrators, nonetheless, Safekeeping won me over - it was probably the dog that did it. The story was interesting and purposeful and there were a few characters I wish I could spend more time......more