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Hunting Midnight

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

At the dawn of the nineteenth century in Portugal, John Zarco Stewart is an impish child of hotheaded emotions and playful inquisitiveness, the unwitting inheritor of a faith shrouded in three hundred years of secrecy–for the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula have been in hiding since the Inquisition. But a season of loss and bitter discovery brings his innocence to an abrupt end. It is only the ministrations of a magical stranger, brought to Porto by his seafaring father, that restore his safety: Midnight, an African healer and freed slave, the man who will become John’s greatest friend and determine the course of his destiny.
When Napoleon’s armies invade Portugal, violence again intrudes on John’s fragile peace, and seals his passage into adulthood with another devastating loss. But from the wreckage comes revelation as he uncovers truths and lies hidden by the people he loved and trusted most, and discovers the act of unspeakable betrayal that destroyed his family – and his faith. And so his shattering quest begins as he travels to America, to hunt for hope in a land shackled by unforgivable sin.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Richard
Zimler

Richard Zimler has published seven novels including The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, published by Overlook. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists in twelve countries, including the U.S., Great Britain, Portugal, Italy, and Australia. Richard also writes reviews for the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Richard Zimler has published seven novels including The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, published by Overlook. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists in twelve countries, including the U.S., Great Britain, Portugal, Italy, and Australia. Richard also writes reviews for the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
24/01/2025
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
Delacorte Press

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