Raquela A Woman of Israel
by Ruth Gruber
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0698108957
- ISBN 13
- 9780698108950
- Seller
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Mulvane, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Content appears as new, unopened, unread & unblemished in fine brown , cloth covered boards with DJ displaying moderate surface/edge wear as shown, with reinforced chipping at head/heel of spine.
Inscribed and signed by author FTP. "To June Shalom! .... Ruth Gruber 11/30/81".
About the book: Raquela Prywes lived on the front lines of Israel's history. A ninth-generation Jerusalemite, she found her true calling as a hospital and battlefield nurse, delivering babies in the infamous Athlit detention camp, where Holocaust survivors were interned by the British, and literally walking across minefields to tend the wounded during the 1948 War of Independence.
Surrounded by men of uncommon bravery, Raquela fell passionately in love with the handsome young captain of one of the refugee ships and had to choose between him and the brilliant and distinguished doctor who waited for her back in Jerusalem. Upon her return to Israel, she helped to found the first hospital in the desert frontier of Beersheba, where she delivered the babies of Bedouin women and Jewish immigrants, eventually organizing the hospitals credited with saving Israeli soldiers during the Six-Day War.
Alive with the courage of a rare woman and a rugged nation, Raquela tells the powerful and deeply moving story of an Israeli woman who knew passionate love, great danger, and shattering loss and who witnessed the darkest -- and most triumphant -- moments in the history of the Jewish people. This edition of Raquela, which won the National Jewish Book Award in 1978, includes an introduction by best-selling novelist Faye Kellerman.
Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will adviseWritten 1.20.2022SK Collectible #6657-1.2822 Img.8083
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- Bookseller
- Eve's Reads (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6657-1.2822
- Title
- Raquela A Woman of Israel
- Author
- Ruth Gruber
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Unstated, Presumed 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0698108957
- ISBN 13
- 9780698108950
- Publisher
- Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 379
- Keywords
- Social life and customs Bio Israel
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