A review by schopflin
Daughters of Jerusalem by Charlotte Mendelson, Roxana Evanghelie

fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I love a campus novel although conversely I am not mad about Oxbridge novels. But here the family story won out over the setting. I was trying to remember when a novel about teenagers last made me squirm with recognition so much  I realised it was the same author's Almost English. Ultimately I am unsure about the mixture of comedy and tragedy as the extreme farcical elements seemed to dampen down the emotional connection. I would still recommend it though. 
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