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Saved as a Painting is a riveting novel about the unexpected re-emergence of the long-lost portrait of Kata, the pillar of a Jewish Hungarian family, and its effect on her descendants and the writer Noa, who got fascinated by the story. The book is the account of a Kata's family; the history of three generations who live through the volatility and turmoil of the 20th century, between Budapest and Novi Sad, Tel-Aviv and New York. In the center of the plot stands a remarkable woman, and her portrait, painted by a famous Hungarian artist. The story of Noa takes place in Tel Aviv of 2010. The woman writer just returned to Israel after living in the US, where she got acquainted with the chronicle of Kata and her family. Noa decides to tell this story; she finds herself captivated by Kata's character and dissuaded by it at the same time, and while struggling with her writing she has many questions and doubts. Saved as a Painting is Noa's resolution to her turbulent life, friendships, and loves via the dialog with her own past and an insight into the yearnings of a mystifying woman of another time and another continent.

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Saved as a Painting is an unsurpassably beautiful and powerful narrative. The smooth storyline nurtures all the elements of historical fiction, weaving them together effortlessly....A piercing story of yearning that will both devastate and intoxicate readers --- The BookLife Prize ...In the beauty of her writing, in the richness of description, in the juiciness of language, in the depth of emotion, in the honesty -- Tzur Ehrlich, Makor Rishon -- in all these, Saved as a Painting stands out above most of the published books here...The level of beauty rises and recedes alternately, and Geva's writing moves between the spectacular and the simple - but in those sections, it always rises and is spectacular. ...my expectation was to read a book about the Holocaust that can turn into a documentary. It is all there and much more.... this is a book about women, the feminine outlook on life, the mystery of love and passion -- Dror Shwartz, Documentary Filmmaker, responding to the Hebrew version of Saved as a Painting, April 2017 -- This is modern literature, self-aware, and telling a story in distinct language and style.

...In the beauty of her writing, in the richness of description, in the juiciness of language, in the depth of emotion, in the honesty -- Tzur Ehrlich, Makor Rishon -- in all these, Saved as a Painting stands out above most of the published books here...The level of beauty rises and recedes alternately, and Geva's writing moves between the spectacular and the simple - but in those sections, it always rises and is spectacular. ...my expectation was to read a book about the Holocaust that can turn into a documentary. It is all there and much more.... this is a book about women, the feminine outlook on life, the mystery of love and passion -- Dror Shwartz, Documentary Filmmaker, responding to the Hebrew version of Saved as a Painting, April 2017 -- This is modern literature, self-aware, and telling a story in distinct language and style.

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Tali Geva is an Israeli writer, resident of Kiryat Tivon, where she was born, grew up, married and gave birth to her two daughters. She has academic degrees in Literature and Biblical Studies and was an award-winning Hebrew Literature teacher at the local high school. Tali decided to focus on her third Hebrew novel while relocating to Canada. Living for 10 years in Vancouver, she completed this book and was an active member of the Canadian Israeli community. Saved as a Painting is Tali Geva's fourth novel, following Lizard in King Palaces (1987), The Pistacia Tree (1994) and Love Suddenly (2008). Now she lives in Israel, working on her fifth novel.

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