The First Mrs. Rothschild, Sara Aharoni
The First Mrs. Rothschild, Sara Aharoni
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The First Mrs. Rothschild

Author: Sara Aharoni, Yardenne Greenspan

Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers

Unabridged: 13 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/09/2019


Synopsis

In this award-winning historical saga, passionate young lovers in a Jewish ghetto rise to become the foremost financial dynasty in the world.It is the turn of the eighteenth century in Frankfurt, Germany, and young Gutle and Meir Amschel Rothschild struggle to establish themselves in the cramped and restricted Judengasse. But when Meir’s talents as a novice banker catch the attention of a German prince, Meir is suddenly afforded entrée into the European world of finance and nobility, and the Rothschilds’ lives are changed forever. As proud as Gutle is of her husband’s success, she is also cautious—very much aware of the fact that her husband’s rise is tied to his patrons’ willingness to “see past” his Jewishness. As their family grows, and a dream of fortune comes true, so does their belief that money will ultimately bring the power needed to establish Jewish civil rights.Told through Gutle’s intimate journals, revealed across decades—from the French Revolution through personal tragedies and triumphs—The First Mrs. Rothschild paints a rich and intimate tapestry of family drama, world-changing history, and one woman’s steadfast strength.

About Sara Aharoni

Sara Aharoni was born in Israel in 1953. She worked as a teacher, educator, and school principal for twenty years. She also spent four years in Lima, Peru, as an educational envoy of the Jewish Agency. Together with her husband, Meir Aharoni, Sara wrote, edited, and published a series of books about Israel, as well as six children’s books. Sara is the author of the bestselling Saltanat’s Love, based on her mother’s life story and the winner of the Book Publishers Association of Israel’s Platinum Prize, and the Steimatzky Prize–winning novel The First Mrs. Rothschild. Her novel Persian Silence won the Book Publishers Association of Israel’s Gold Book Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie

First I want to say that it took an age for me to read this book. It wasn't because it's a bad book, it certainly isn't, but it's solid and it seemed a lot longer than what the page count tells us. It's the type of book you can sit and read for hours, then find you've barely made any headway in it.......more