One of the most difficult books I have read recently and nearly impossible for me to review. The story is told by the Ishaq son of Ka'b a Jewish scholar in the 7th century. I think the author does a remarkable job of trying to keep the 7th c voice but still readable in the 21st century. The Jewis...
The early morning mist clouding the horizon had already been dispelled by the touch of the rising sun, leaving the air cool and dry, as diaphanous as hidden intentions suddenly exposed. Overnight, the Christian faithful had strewn the road from the Mount of Olives to the Holy City’s Eastern Gate ...