Review: The Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck

Posted March 29, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Review: The Debt of Tamar by Nicole DweckThe Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck
Published by Thomas Dunne Books on September 8, 2015
Genres: Fiction, Historical, Romance
Pages: 295
Format: E-Arc
Source: Netgalley
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Bestselling author Nicole Dweck brings to life one of history's greatest yet overlooked stories of love and resilience.In 2002, thirty-two-year-old Selim Osman, the last descendant of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, flees Istanbul for New York. In a twist of fate he meets Hannah, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and an artist striving to understand a father she barely knows. Unaware the connection they share goes back centuries, the two feel an immediate pull to one another. But as their story intertwines with that of their ancestors, the heroic but ultimately tragic decision that bound two families centuries ago ripples into the future, threatening to tear Hannah and Selim apart.From a 16th-century harem to a seaside village in the Holy Land, from Nazi-occupied Paris to modern-day Manhattan, Nicole Dweck's The Debt of Tamar weaves a spellbinding tapestry of love, history, and fate that will enchant readers from the very first page.

The Debt of Tamar is a beautiful story that spans generations focusing on love and redemption. While this is interesting, I felt that I lost connection with the characters; as the book did not have time to focus on two main characters. While I wanted to know more about the characters (I felt that their individual stories could have been whole books) I was not given the opportunity, which was frustrating, however I do understand that it was part of the plot-line.

With the historical side of this novel, it is clear that the author has done her research and presents the reader with interesting facts that do not detract from the story.

However as a debut novel The Debt of Tamar was an ambitious and beautifully written novel. Emotions were conveyed in perfect prose-like sentences and the characters while , at times, fleeting and you wishing they could remain were fully formed and detailed. This is definitely worth a read!

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