Tamar by Sheldon Greene

Tamar by Sheldon Greene – full subtitle, A Historical Coming of Age Novel of a Jewish Native American Woman in Post-Civil War California – depicts the tumultuous journey of a Jewish/American Indian community who find themselves dispossessed of their ancestral land. The story intimately follows the leader of the community, Tamar, as she navigates such unprecedented events: the building of a railroad, settlers, war, and the relocation of her people to an industrialized world. An inspiring, visceral novel, Tamar will leave you breathless with its wholly unique perspective on this period of history. The dichotomy Greene creates between artificial America and Tamar’s community further illuminates life’s most fundamental modes of survival– self-sufficiency, community, love, and resilience – for a profoundly stirring work of historical fiction.