Virgin Mary The Scroll of Spera Refuge City Book 1 eBook Amos Castel el Halili
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What do the Holocaust, unsustainable car based sprawl and oil dominated politics have in common?
Virgin Mary is the first chapter of Refuge City, a sweeping historical saga that weaves a profound and innovative understanding of the 20th century into a gripping drama.
A breathtaking drama that shades light on untold chapters of the world’s history.
Virgin Mary presents an eye-opening perspective on fundamental historical process that have changed the world and shaped our lives till this day the erosion of the American liberal rail-based paradigm; the attempted transformation of the Ottoman Empire into a united multi-ethnic state; the Armenian genocide and the Jewish genocide at the Pale of Settlement, and more. Prepare to challenge your concepts of past and future world history and gain a new understanding on the world today.
An historical drama of great magnitude and scope.
Virgin Mary illuminates the conflicts that have shaped the world as we know it through the eyes of unique heroes of conflicting minority identities. Mary is the “nigger loving” daughter of Confederate President Davis, attempting to surmount the racist circumstances she was born to. Spera is a deviant trying to overcome the pogrom in her shtetl and rescue her people. Rashid is an egalitarian Muslim in deadly conflict with his jihadist brother. Their lives are weaved into an intriguing plot that points to surprising and insightful connections between their historical situations. The result is a fresh and fascinating look on the 20th century that will grab you from the very first page.
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Virgin Mary The Scroll of Spera Refuge City Book 1 eBook Amos Castel el Halili
This book opens a portal to historic and sociological events that occurred in the last third of the 19th century through the early 20th century in the Ottoman Empire, Tsarist Russia and the United States. That era, referred to by the French as the Belle Epoch and remembered nostalgically by the author Stephen Zweig in his book the World of Yesterday was characterized by peace, prosperity and improved standards of living.The Ottoman Empire did not partake in the peace and prosperity. Successful nationalist movements in Germany and Italy inspired similar awakenings among the Christians across the Ottoman Empire, including in Armenia, were supported by Russia, then seeking to expand its own borders at the expense of the “sick man of Europe.” Within the Empire, there was a power struggle between progressives who sought innovation and pluralism and reactionaries, who controlled the religious institutions and the draconian secret police. The latter refused to yield the privileges of the Muslim majority over the religious and ethnic minorities -- Armenians, Greeks or Jews. The police employed various tactics, including court intrigues and incitement of Muslims against minorities, who were depicted as enriching themselves at the expense of honest Muslims. Such politically engineered incitements were not unique to the Ottoman police, Tsarist Russia likewise availed itself of this reprehensible means to deflect social restiveness as would later Hitler’s Germany.
Here, these events are presented through the perceptions and experiences of extremely authentic characters and settings replete with historical and sensory details. The characters were chosen primarily from the victim populations and women. You will find persecuted Jews and Christians but also liberal Ottoman courtiers who tried to reform the Empire. You will also encounter Black Americans who despite emancipation did not achieve equality in their country and various disenfranchised people who were indoctrinated to vent against Jews. Most importantly, you will find wide representation of women, who historically and ubiquitously were the plunder of the strong. That pervasive subordination of women is expressed in the fate of the “virgin Mary” who, despite her wealth and connections was bound by the social norms of her time to a miserable marriage.
The author of this epic and impressive book leaves it to the reader to draw inferences and conclusions. This is an important feature of this book, which is highly relevant to historical and political events now playing out across the world.
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Virgin Mary The Scroll of Spera Refuge City Book 1 eBook Amos Castel el Halili Reviews
The book takes an interesting road through one of the most unstable periods the world has known at the turn of the 20th century. Empires are counting their days but the lives of real people are affected even more dramatically - individuals and groups, minorities of all sorts, are the main feature of this work. Good read for curious minds into history, political science and identity issues, who can withstand just a touch too much of gratuitous sexuality.
A highly interesting book, which is a combination of a historical, psychological and technological thriller.
The author manages to bring to life the ravages of the closet, be it religious, national, gender or orientation.
Through the story of the heroes we understand process by which Oil racism and chauvinism came together to dominate our world.
Same phenomena described in the book are still highly affecting our present and future life.Virgin Mary The Scroll of Spera (Refuge City Book 1)
After finishing writing a review of the second installment of the series I felt I had to write one for the first book as well. This book delivers on several levels – the characters are true to life and well developed (I particularly liked the role of powerful women in this novel). The historical aspects are well researched and the themes touched upon (e.g., the role of power, violence, oppression and misogyny in society) are all thought provoking and topical. It all makes for an engaging read and leaves you thinking about the story long after the book is read. Highly recommended.
As a Chinese living in Israel, I am always fascinated by the Israeli history. This is the third Jewish-related fiction books I have ever read. I found it, however, substantially different from the previous two books, and it is more than what I expected.
This saga depicts not only the miserable lives of Jews but also the struggling of extremists and moderate Muslims in the Ottoman Empire between the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. In addition, it also describes the difficult lives of black people due to ethnic discrimination in America at that time.
I bought kindle version of this book, however, I am not quite satisfied with it. This kindle version still uses the old-fashioned internal link system. Every time I click the footnotes, it links me to the last page, then I have to manually scroll back to where I was reading. Why not use the pop-up footnote format?
This is definitely not a book I would normally have chosen to read. It had some unexpected turns but really makes you stop and think about things from a different perspective. It is worth the read! Lots of historical references and accuracies.
I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review.
This is a psychological historical fiction book which is both exceptionally well researched and totally gripping. Crossing the globe from the Ottoman Empire and Russia to the American South and New York in the late 19th century, the author addresses the common plights of women subordinated both in their respective male dominated societies and within their family units. The plots are poignant and the characters very real. The side by side juxtaposition of the several stories not only creates interesting suspense, but, more importantly, demonstrates the universal nature of the repression of women, that still exists in many places today. While learning so much history, you will not be able to put this book down.
For those of you who are historical fiction lovers, this is a great book! The plot sheds light on a usually forgotten aspect of history which is the days of the Ottoman empire and tell the lives of Jews. The author clearly conducted endless research to capture the feeling of living during that era, and this feeling is transferred well to the reader. It has a magical scent, and it provides reach historical information.
Highly recommended book from this yet unknown author!
This book opens a portal to historic and sociological events that occurred in the last third of the 19th century through the early 20th century in the Ottoman Empire, Tsarist Russia and the United States. That era, referred to by the French as the Belle Epoch and remembered nostalgically by the author Stephen Zweig in his book the World of Yesterday was characterized by peace, prosperity and improved standards of living.
The Ottoman Empire did not partake in the peace and prosperity. Successful nationalist movements in Germany and Italy inspired similar awakenings among the Christians across the Ottoman Empire, including in Armenia, were supported by Russia, then seeking to expand its own borders at the expense of the “sick man of Europe.” Within the Empire, there was a power struggle between progressives who sought innovation and pluralism and reactionaries, who controlled the religious institutions and the draconian secret police. The latter refused to yield the privileges of the Muslim majority over the religious and ethnic minorities -- Armenians, Greeks or Jews. The police employed various tactics, including court intrigues and incitement of Muslims against minorities, who were depicted as enriching themselves at the expense of honest Muslims. Such politically engineered incitements were not unique to the Ottoman police, Tsarist Russia likewise availed itself of this reprehensible means to deflect social restiveness as would later Hitler’s Germany.
Here, these events are presented through the perceptions and experiences of extremely authentic characters and settings replete with historical and sensory details. The characters were chosen primarily from the victim populations and women. You will find persecuted Jews and Christians but also liberal Ottoman courtiers who tried to reform the Empire. You will also encounter Black Americans who despite emancipation did not achieve equality in their country and various disenfranchised people who were indoctrinated to vent against Jews. Most importantly, you will find wide representation of women, who historically and ubiquitously were the plunder of the strong. That pervasive subordination of women is expressed in the fate of the “virgin Mary” who, despite her wealth and connections was bound by the social norms of her time to a miserable marriage.
The author of this epic and impressive book leaves it to the reader to draw inferences and conclusions. This is an important feature of this book, which is highly relevant to historical and political events now playing out across the world.
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