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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsWhen I Lived in Modern Timesby Linda Grant
AwardsWinner of the 2000 Orange Prize for Fiction
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In the spring of 1946, Evelyn Sert stands on the deck of a ship bound
for Palestine. For the twenty-year-old from London, it is a time of
adventure and change when all things seem possible.
Swept up in the spirited, chaotic churning of her new, strange country, she joins a kibbutz, then moves on to the teeming metropolis of Tel Aviv, to find her own home and a group of friends as eccentric and disparate as the city itself. She falls in love with a man who is not what he seems when she becomes an unwitting spy for a nation fighting to be born. When I Lived in Modern Times is "an unsentimental coming-of-age story of both a country and a young immigrant . . . that provides an unforgettable glimpse of a time and place rarely observed" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). "Informed, intelligent . . . vital, original." (The New York Times) "Deeply moving . . . at once a beautifully rendered story of one woman's coming of age, and a gripping portrait of the last days of British rule." (The Boston Globe) Synopsis:This number one bestseller in London and winner of Britain's prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction presents one woman's story of discovery, of herself, her heritage, and of the nation which would one day become Israel. About the AuthorLinda Grant is one of England's leading journalists and writers. The author of three previous books, including The Cast Iron Shore (winner of the David Higham Prize for best first novel of 1995) and Remind Me Who I Am, Again, her acclaimed account of her mother's dementia. When I Lived in Modern Times won the Orange Prize - established in 1996 to honor novels of excellence, originality and accessibility by women writers - in June 2000, and will be her first work of fiction published in the United States. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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