Acts of Faith
Reaching across more than a quarter of a century, from the tough streets of Brooklyn to ultramodern Brasilia to an Israeli kibbutz, and radiating the splendor of two holy cities, Rome and Jerusalem, here is Erich Segal's most provocative and ambitious novel to date--the unforgettable story of three extraordinary lives...and one forbidden love.
I must confess that old age and maturity is making me have a more kinder attitude towards Erich Segal's books. Like I mentioned in my review for Doctors, the elements of his books which put me off them remain: the unrealistic perfection of the characters, the "soap drama" like way his stories unfold and, as many other reviewers have pointed out: the overall predictability of his books. I suspect that after the success of Love Story, both the book and the film, he wished to repeat it and wrote
Learning the backstory of the 3 characters in the beginning was a little slow going. As the characters aged the story definitely picks up.
i don`t understand why ''Love Story'' by Eric Segal it`s his most famous books. bc ''Acts of faiths'' is so much better then Love Story. We all need more wise and important books like this one.
Beautiful.. awesome The love story of Deborrah & Timothy is eternal and the relationship of the brother & sister, Daniell & Deborah, is divine..
Yes, clichés and facile presentations of Jews and Catholics abound in this novel, but I don't care - I love a good defrocked priest story and this was a good one.I just loved everything about the relationship between Timothy and Deborah - the way it began, the manner in which it was consummated, and their eventual reconciliation. I did wish Erich Segal had done a better job showing how Deborah and Tim went from barely acquaintances to a romantic attachment for each other. I felt the author did a
Such a great book !!! This book is such a great story of a timeless love between faith and between two humans. You feel their struggles as the learn to live their lives apart and together.
Erich Segal
Paperback | Pages: 560 pages Rating: 3.89 | 3973 Users | 139 Reviews
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Original Title: | Acts of Faith |
ISBN: | 0553560700 (ISBN13: 9780553560701) |
Characters: | Daniel Randall, Timothy, Deborah Portman |
Commentary Toward Books Acts of Faith
They met as children, innocents from two different worlds. And from that moment their lives were fated to be forever entwined. Timothy : Abandoned at birth, he finds a home--and a dazzling career--within the Catholic Church. But the vows he takes cannot protect him from one soul-igniting passion. Daniel : The scholarly son of a great rabbi, he is destined to follow in his father's footsteps. And destined to break his father's heart. Deborah : She was raised to be docile and dutiful--the perfect rabbi's wife--but love will lead her to rebellion. And into world's the patriarch would never dare imagine.Reaching across more than a quarter of a century, from the tough streets of Brooklyn to ultramodern Brasilia to an Israeli kibbutz, and radiating the splendor of two holy cities, Rome and Jerusalem, here is Erich Segal's most provocative and ambitious novel to date--the unforgettable story of three extraordinary lives...and one forbidden love.
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Title | : | Acts of Faith |
Author | : | Erich Segal |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 560 pages |
Published | : | March 1st 1993 by Bantam (first published 1992) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Contemporary. Drama |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 3973 Users | 139 ReviewsCritique Based On Books Acts of Faith
The traditions, rituals, strictness, hypocrisies of the Jewish and Catholic religions come crashing together when Deborah (14)and Daniel(16)meet (in NY). Deborah has been raised very orthodox Jew. Daniel, having been abandoned as a baby and raised by his unsympathetic/rigorously strict uncle & aunt, has (by some miracle) found solace in the Catholic church. When they are caught by Deborah's father conversing in the entryway (totally forbidden for Deborah) Deborah is banished to Israel whereI must confess that old age and maturity is making me have a more kinder attitude towards Erich Segal's books. Like I mentioned in my review for Doctors, the elements of his books which put me off them remain: the unrealistic perfection of the characters, the "soap drama" like way his stories unfold and, as many other reviewers have pointed out: the overall predictability of his books. I suspect that after the success of Love Story, both the book and the film, he wished to repeat it and wrote
Learning the backstory of the 3 characters in the beginning was a little slow going. As the characters aged the story definitely picks up.
i don`t understand why ''Love Story'' by Eric Segal it`s his most famous books. bc ''Acts of faiths'' is so much better then Love Story. We all need more wise and important books like this one.
Beautiful.. awesome The love story of Deborrah & Timothy is eternal and the relationship of the brother & sister, Daniell & Deborah, is divine..
Yes, clichés and facile presentations of Jews and Catholics abound in this novel, but I don't care - I love a good defrocked priest story and this was a good one.I just loved everything about the relationship between Timothy and Deborah - the way it began, the manner in which it was consummated, and their eventual reconciliation. I did wish Erich Segal had done a better job showing how Deborah and Tim went from barely acquaintances to a romantic attachment for each other. I felt the author did a
Such a great book !!! This book is such a great story of a timeless love between faith and between two humans. You feel their struggles as the learn to live their lives apart and together.
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