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Historical Fiction · ThoughtfulIn 1946 a young Jewish woman from London emigrates to what will become Israel and lives through its birth
When I Lived in Modern Times
by Linda Grant
2000260 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Women's Prize for Fiction, 2000
A young woman from London moves to Palestine in 1946 and sees a nation begin
A young Jewish woman from London emigrates in 1946 to the future Israel, and the novel follows her as the nation is born. It is set in London and in what became Israel, including a kibbutz and Tel Aviv. Granta Books published it in 2000, and it won the Orange Prize for Fiction that year.
More about this book
Who
A young Jewish woman from London.
World
London in the mid-1940s, then a kibbutz and Tel Aviv as Israel comes into being.
What makes it different
A personal story set against the birth of a state.
Feel
Reflective and period-rich.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
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