Well Connected

By Dianna Booher

An eczema-riddled Lower East Side haberdasher, Isaac Markowitz, moves to Israel to repair his broken heart and becomes, much to his own surprise, the assistant to a famous old rabbi who daily dispenses wisdom (and soup) to the troubled souls who wash up in his courtyard. It is there that he meets the flame-haired Tamar, a newly religious young American hipster on a mission to live a spiritual life with a spiritual man. Into both of their lives comes Mustafa, a devout Muslim, deformed at birth, a janitor who works on the Temple Mount, holy to both Muslims and Jews. When Mustafa finds an ancient shard of pottery that may date back to the first temple, he brings it to Isaac in friendship. That gesture sets in motion a series of events that land Isaac in the company of Israel's worst criminal riff raff, put Mustafa in mortal danger, and Tamar trying to save them both. As these characters - immigrants and natives; Muslim and Jewish; prophets and lost souls - move through their world, they are never sure if they will fall prey to the cruel tricks of luck or be sheltered by a higher power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849937361
• ISBN13: 9780849937361
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: W Pub Group
• Length: 3 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Insight and Enrichment From Personal Connections

This book will touch both your heart and your head. Dianna shares a number of personal vignettes, describing how family, friends, and total strangers have "connected" with her. With humor and humility she describes the everyday events that become extraordinary when two people really listen to and appreciate eachother. Well Connected is a welcome antidote to the high tech tensions that we all experience in this new millenium!