book cover of The Promise
Added by 6 members
 

The Promise

(1969)
(The second book in the Chosen series)
A novel by

 
 
"A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly."
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Young Reuven Malter is unsure of himself and his place in life. An unconventional scholar, he struggles for recognition from his teachers. With his old friend Danny Saunders--who himself had abandoned the legacy as the chosen heir to his father's rabbinical dynasty for the uncertain life of a healer--Reuvan battles to save a sensitive boy imprisoned by his genius and rage. Painfully, triumphantly, Reuven's understanding of himself, though the boy change, as he starts to aproach the peace he has long sought....



Genre: Literary Fiction

Visitors also looked at these books


Used availability for Chaim Potok's The Promise


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors