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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful story well written Apr 21, 2009
By Ellen K. Reisman
Farewell Homeland is a beautifully written story that will captivate the reader. Dr. Andic immediately brings the reader into the story, making one feel part of the action with his rich,descriptive narrative, poignant poetry, and well developed characterizations. This book will pull at your heart strings and the characters will haunt you. If you like stories with adventure, history, romance, and/or war...Farewell Homeland has it all. My only complaint is that I found it too short because I wanted to keep on reading! Kudos to the author who obviously has the soul of a poet.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Historic Fiction Apr 27, 2009
By Well Read
This is a fascinating, well written history of an extended family through multiple generations living and continually immigrating to find freedom under multiple empires in Europe. This easy reading story brings political and religious history into focus and makes one realize how little is different today.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
excellent book Jun 12, 2009
By Fuat Andic
This is truly a fascinating book that weaves the art of story telling into historical facts, beginning with the expulsion of Jews from Spain 1492 ending with Nazi's extermination of Salonika Jews in 1943. I have seldom read during the long years of my life,( I am an avid reader) such a powerful combination of joy, success, agony, defeat so masterfully narrated. Author's perception of history is indeed remarkable. Farewell Homeland is a novel that one cannot let go once one starts to read.
Ms. Winni Schunck
Bad Herrenalb, Germany
 A compelling story Aug 06, 2009
By A. Warman
Novel tells a very important part of history, most do not know about. Told with clarity and objectivity, makes for a wonderful read. I liked it so much that I went back and forth reading passages over again. Definitely a must read for those interested in the post Isabella Spain reign. Tragic in parts, uplifting in others.
Tolerance and Intolerance across the Centuries Jul 26, 2009
By William R. Huntington
This warm and readable historical fictional account portrays on a grand historical canvas the varieties of inter-ethnic/religious tolerance and intolerance in which the Ottoman governing system, following principles of Islam, shines, albeit imperfectly, but none the less stunningly, especially when set against the harsh expulsion & brutal inquisition of the Jews by Ferdinand and Isabella's Spanish monarchy at the book's opening, and the murderous Nazi expansion 500 years later at the book's end. At our present time of searching for better understanding between Western and Islamic culture and values, this book is a must read, as well as a rapid and enjoyable read.
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