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Daniel Hock
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Benesh: A Historical Fiction Novel of 1930s New York, WWII, and the Holocaust
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Benesh reached #3 in Jewish American Fiction
Earlier this week, Benesh reached #3 in Amazon’s Jewish American Fiction category.
When I released this book in January, I had no idea how readers would respond to a historical story centered around family, identity, antisemitism, and survival.
Seeing the book continue to find new readers months later has been incredibly meaningful.
Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, recommended, or shared Read more of this blog post »
When I released this book in January, I had no idea how readers would respond to a historical story centered around family, identity, antisemitism, and survival.
Seeing the book continue to find new readers months later has been incredibly meaningful.
Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, recommended, or shared Read more of this blog post »
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Benesh: A Historical Fiction Novel of 1930s New York, WWII, and the Holocaust:
"This was a very quick and inspirational read. I read it in one night. This book read very much liked a conversation the character, Benesh may have had with anyone, over tea and time. It's a snapshot, but spanning difficult years, account of a young m"
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Benesh: A Historical Fiction Novel of 1930s New York, WWII, and the Holocaust:
"Benesh is a powerful and deeply introspective historical novel about identity, belonging, and the consequences of denying parts of yourself to be accepted. Following Benesh Burke, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants growing up in 1930s New York, the "
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"This book is amazing!!
I don’t even know where to start! This book blew me away! Honestly! I typically stay away from historical fiction, but for some reason, I’ve been dabbling in this genre a lot more here recently and wow, I’m so glad I have been! " Read more of this review » |
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Hi Stacey! Thank you - I really appreciate that, especially coming from you. I’m so glad it connected the way it did.
I do have a couple of other books in progress—one is a young adult mystery, and the other is another historical story—so I’m hoping t See Full Answer |
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