{"product_id":"the-beautiful-possible-9780062383365","title":"The Beautiful Possible","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis epic, enthralling debut novel--in the vein of Nicole Krauss' \u003cem\u003eThe History of Love\u003c\/em\u003e--follows a postwar love triangle between an American rabbi, his wife, and a German-Jewish refugee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning seventy years and several continents--from a refugee's shattered dreams in 1938 Berlin, to a discontented American couple in the 1950s, to a young woman's life in modern-day Jerusalem--this epic, enthralling novel tells the braided love story of three unforgettable characters. In 1946, Walter Westhaus, a German Jew who spent the war years at Tagore's ashram in India, arrives at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, where he meets Sol Kerem, a promising rabbinical student. A brilliant nonbeliever, Walter is the perfect foil for Sol's spiritual questions--and their extraordinary connection is too wonderful not to share with Sol's free-spirited fianc?e Rosalie. Soon Walter and Rosalie are exchanging notes, sketches, and secrets, and begin a transcendent love affair in his attic room, a temple of dusty tomes and whispered poetry. Months later they shatter their impossible bond, retreating to opposite sides of the country--Walter to pursue an academic career in Berkeley and Rosalie and Sol to lead a congregation in suburban New York. A chance meeting years later reconnects Walter, Sol, and Rosalie--catching three hearts and minds in a complex web of desire, heartbreak, and redemption. With extraordinary empathy and virtuosic skill, \u003cem\u003eThe Beautiful Possible\u003c\/em\u003e considers the hidden boundaries of marriage and faith, and the mysterious ways we negotiate our desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062383365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2015 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Gottlieb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234716410037,"sku":"9780062383365","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a1fc7ac5-5a5a-41d1-b607-a9111e6046af.jpg?v=1743518485","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beautiful-possible-9780062383365","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}