Kenneth Bonert
The Lion Seeker
- ISBN 13:
- 9780544334519
- author:
- Kenneth Bonert
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Mariner Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 576
- Dimensions:
- 13.5 x 3.7 x 20.3 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Religious & Inspirational, Jewish
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Lion Seeker A Novel by Kenneth Bonert is an epic historical novel set in WWII-era South Africa. Against the backdrop of anti-Semitic pogroms and rising Nazi threat, Isaac Helger navigates his complicated family life and desires for freedom. As tensions escalate, Isaac's mother becomes increasingly determined to bring her sisters to safety, while he secretly pursues a relationship with a gentile girl. The family's carefully guarded secrets take them to the diamond mines, where mysteries are unveiled in the desert rocks, revealing the harsh realities of success bought at any cost. This powerful and page-turning novel explores themes of identity, loyalty, and the human cost of survival during times of war and persecution.