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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A novel about redemption,
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This review is from: The Writing on the Wall: A Novel (Hardcover)
This marvelous novel combines deep insights into human suffering and redemption with painfully sharp awareness of the importance of speaking the truth and the impossibility of hearing the truth from our political leaders. The story begins with the events of 9/11 but actually gets more powerful as it veers away from current events and into the protagonist's struggle with her private demons.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Compelling writing,
By HenderHouse (Libertyville, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Writing on the Wall: A Novel (Hardcover)
Schwartz's storytelling pulled me through "The Writing on the Wall" as each new revelation unfolded. While the revelations happen quietly, they completely change the landscape of Renata's life. The connection to the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers is an interesting corrolary to the losses that Renata has faced. The 9/11 attacks were huge and visible and the losses were known to all around the world. Renata's loss was similar (sudden disappearance of a loved one), but visible only to those directly affected. A thoughtful and thought-provoking story.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jack's tower of love,
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This review is from: The Writing on the Wall: A Novel (Hardcover)
Another powerful book by Lynne Sharon Schwartz. Reading this book helped me move the events of 9/11 away from the still unthinkable horror to the effect that day had on the lives of real people as they first made their way through the ash and dust on the street and through the days beyond that.
I loved the strength of Jack's love for Renata. I liked that he fell for her before he learned her many layered aches from the past and stayed with her ready to move through and beyond to their days beyond that. I liked how the characters were able to rise to the occasion when they needed do, including Renata's mother who loved her enough to reject her offered fantasy and demand that her daughter live her life and overcome her losses in the days beyond that.
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