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Daughters of Jerusalem is a saga of three generations of extraordinary Jewish women. Lili Ventura immigrates to the Holy Land in 1903 to fulfill a promise to God, and reinvents herself as a midwife, serving not only the Jews of the Walled City but also Muslims and Christians. Her daughter, Mercada, and granddaughter, Alegra, will fight their own battles against colonialism, the Jewish class system, and rising tensions between Jews and Arabs as they continue on Lili's path toward modernity and independence, aspiring to a future without walls, in the City of Peace. In Daughters of Jerusalem Galya Gerstman establishes herself as one of our master storytellers.

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"""Told with engrossing complexity, the family saga Daughters of Jerusalem is set amid a land of entrenched and continuing conflict."" - Meg Nola, Foreword Reviews ""Galya Gerstman peoples real history with fictitious characters that will have you holding your breath."" -Darryl Ponicsán, bestselling author of The Last Detail and Last Flag Flying ""This is a detailed chronicle of the rancorous evolution of Palestine into the state of Israel, but it is, at the same time, a moving and emotionally touching narrative of three generations of a family...captured vividly by the remarkable craftsmanship of Galya Gerstman."" -Robert Karmon, author of Isaac and The Resettlement ""Daughters of Jerusalem is an important book for anyone seeking to understand the roots of contemporary animosity between Israelis and Palestinians. Gerstman's daring suggestion is that not too long ago, Jews and Arabs coexisted in relative and quite intimate peace, sharing food, shelter, and the milk of human kindness. Perhaps they might again."" - Richard B. Simon, author of Teaching Big History"

"""Told with engrossing complexity, the family saga Daughters of Jerusalem is set amid a land of entrenched and continuing conflict."" - Meg Nola, Foreword Reviews ""Galya Gerstman peoples real history with fictitious characters that will have you holding your breath."" -Darryl Ponicsán, bestselling author of The Last Detail and Last Flag Flying ""This is a detailed chronicle of the rancorous evolution of Palestine into the state of Israel, but it is, at the same time, a moving and emotionally touching narrative of three generations of a family...captured vividly by the remarkable craftsmanship of Galya Gerstman."" -Robert Karmon, author of Isaac and The Resettlement"

"""Galya Gerstman peoples real history with fictitious characters that will have you holding your breath."" -Darryl Ponicsán, bestselling author of The Last Detail and Last Flag Flying ""This is a detailed chronicle of the rancorous evolution of Palestine into the state of Israel, but it is, at the same time, a moving and emotionally touching narrative of three generations of a family...captured vividly by the remarkable craftsmanship of Galya Gerstman."" -Robert Karmon, author of Isaac and The Resettlement"

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Galya Gerstman, author of Texting Olivia (Pleasure Boat Studio, 2021), taught French Literature at Tel Aviv University before relocating to Costa Rica to raise a family. She possesses a PhD in French Literature from Columbia University and a BA in Creative Writing from Barnard College. Galya, originally from New Jersey, is fluent in Hebrew and visits Tel Aviv annually, where her mother and brother still live.

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