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Compulsive, Shattering, If Not Fundamentally Disruptive, Returning Emerges As One Of The Most Important And Searingly Honest Family Sagas Of Our Time.Nicholas Lemann, A Veteran New Yorker Correspondent, Grew Up In New Orleans, The Son Of German Jews In A World Of Gilded Privilege. Yet In Contrast To His Parents Generation, Which Always Sought To Downplay Their Religious Background, Lemann Was Intrigued By His Roots, Thinking He Wanted To Be Like Jack Burden, The EverCurious Reporter In Robert Penn WarrenS All The KingS Men.And Like His Fictional Hero, Who Gets Drawn Into A Web Of Southern Political Intrigue, Lemann In Returning Delves Deeply Into The Family StoryFrom Their Arrival In The 1830S As Peddlers From Germany, To Their Becoming Plantation Owners And Department Store Owners After The Civil War, To Their Emergence As Aspirants In The Aristocratic World Of New Orleans, Where They Could Never Quite Belong.Seemingly More Our Crowd Than Yentl In Its Depiction Of A GermanJewish Family Where Young Scions Matriculated At Harvard And Liveried Staff Served Crustless Duck Sandwiches At Cocktail Parties, Returning, With Its Parade Of Colorful Family CharactersFrom His GrandfatherS Cousin, Who Participated In A Campaign To Prevent A Jewish State In The 1940S, To His Father, A Wealthy Business Lawyer In A Deep South Seigneurial City, Who Took His Kids To Temple Only On Thanksgiving, To His New JerseyRaised Mother, Who Went Into A Kind Of Cardiac Arrest Of The Soul Upon Meeting The FamilyDefies Easy Categorization. Indeed, As The Lemanns Climbed The Ranks Of New OrleansS High Society, Their Struggles Became Part Of A Larger Metaphorical Story Of The Challenges Faced By Jews, Even Wealthy Ones, Who Are Never Able To Fit In.Keenly Aware Of These Contradictions, Lemann Began Chafing Both At The SouthS Strict Racial Hierarchy And At His Relatives Eagerness To Be Accepted In A Subtle But Distinctly Antisemitic Environment. Returning Then Follows The Narrator As He Rejects This Cossetted, Assimilated Society, Embraces Religion, And Chooses, Along With His Wife, To Raise His Children In A Jewish World.Searchingly Asking What It Is About Antisemitism That Allows It To Flourish After Two Thousand Years, Lemann Uses His Own Family Saga As A Springboard To Address Some Of The Most Urgent Questions Of Our Time. Through Its Nuanced Combination Of Biography And Philosophy Wrapped Into A Family History, Returning Ultimately Becomes One Of The Most Memorable Statements About Jewish Life In The TwentyFirst Century. 25 Illustrations
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I was disappointed with 'Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries'. The content was different from what I was led to believe. I expected more of a narrative and less of a historical overview. It just wasn’t for me.
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Samuel Chen
Good but Lacks Depth
I enjoyed parts of 'Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries', but I felt like some sections didn't dive deep enough. There were moments that were gripping, but others felt a bit rushed. It’s a decent read if you're into historical themes, just not what I expected.
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Amara Patel
Beautifully Written but Slow in Parts
The prose in 'Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries' is simply beautiful, but I found some chapters moving a bit slowly. It's rich in detail, which is great for someone who enjoys history, but I sometimes struggled to keep my focus. Still, worth a read for its insights.
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Elena Rodriguez
A Journey Through Time
This book is a fascinating read! 'Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries' takes you on an incredible journey that spans generations. I love how the author connects personal stories with historical events. Perfect for anyone interested in history and personal narratives.
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