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Summary: A beautiful, captivating and delightful debut novel!
Review: This novel is filled with Jewish characters, history and traditions, but will resonate with both Jews and non-Jews. "In the Image" deals with universal themes about fitting in and growing up, finding love, forgiving our elders for their mistakes, the importance and restrictions of religious traditions and how our past shapes our future. This novel will appeal to the college student, looking for an entertaining and meaningful story for a leisurely read, as much as to the philosopher questioning religion. There are so many levels on which the reader can appreciate this novel - from the unexpected plot twists and romantic love story to the philosophical views about the role of God in our daily lives. The book is beautifully written with symbols and images that recur throughout the text. Horn has an impressive eye for detail and meaning, which is profound and refreshingly down to earth. She also shows her worldliness and depth of experience, which is rare in someone so young. As the reader turns the pages, she finds herself exclaiming appreciatively, "Yes! I have also felt that way and noticed that, but I never would have been able to express it so well!" I can't wait for Dara Horn's next novel!
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